USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Colorado State University Research Foundation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 270 granted patents across 150 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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270

Total patents granted

150

CPC technology areas

17.5

Avg claims per patent

-4%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Colorado holds 270 US patents across 150 technology areas, rank #1,539 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,539
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.1/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: -4%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Colorado State University Research Foundation has been granted 270 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Colorado State University Research Foundation at rank #1,539 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 150 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a US Corporation, Colorado State University Research Foundation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Colorado sits between Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation (271 patents, rank #1,535) and Tile, Inc. (270 patents, rank #1,543) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.1/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 132 grants, compared with 138 in the 2015–2019 window, a -4% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Colorado State University Research Foundation's 17.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Colorado State University Research Foundation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Colorado holds 270 patents at rank #1,539, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Colorado

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,539 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Colorado's primary technology class.

Colorado's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Colorado State University Research Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	26	9.6%
2016	26	9.6%
2017	23	8.5%
2018	29	10.7%
2019	34	12.6%
2020	24	8.9%
2021	18	6.7%
2022	28	10.4%
2023	27	10.0%
2024	16	5.9%
2025	19	7.0%

Which technologies does Colorado State University Research Foundation patent most?

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 75

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 40

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 31

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 28

C07K - PEPTIDES 26

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 23

C12Q - MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS ; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES 21

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 20

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 17

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 17

A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 17

A61F - FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRS 15

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 14

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 14

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 13

Top 15 of 150 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,539

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Colorado State University Research Foundation hold?

Colorado State University Research Foundation holds 270 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 150 technology areas.

What is Colorado State University Research Foundation's Innovation Score?

Colorado State University Research Foundation has an Innovation Score of 61.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Colorado State University Research Foundation focus on?

Colorado State University Research Foundation's top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 75 patents. The company has filed patents in 150 CPC subclasses total.

Is Colorado State University Research Foundation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Colorado State University Research Foundation's recent filing velocity is -4% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Colorado State University Research Foundation's patents?

Colorado State University Research Foundation's patents average 17.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Colorado State University Research Foundation patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

Colorado's 270 grants land it in the top 3% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Colorado ranks #1,539 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01N - see who else leads that technology area. G01N leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.