Where does Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc. ranks #45,796 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc. hold?

Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.8 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc. focus on?

Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc.'s top technology area is C12Y (Enzymes) with 5 patents, ranking #508 of 1,675 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc.'s patents?

Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc.'s patents average 31.4 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc. 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: C12Y (Enzymes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Colorado ranks #45,796 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 5 technology areas.

#45,796
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (35.8/100): 31.4
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R45796 · US Corporation #45,796 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #45,796/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cognionics
CPC-NARROW C12Y · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 31.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cognionics, Inc. (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Colorado’s 35.8 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 6.2 pts (17%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 7.9 pts (22%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (42%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Colorado's Innovation Score is 35.8/100 (top 48% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Colorado?

Each dot is one of Colorado’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Colorado’s own 31.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Colorado vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Colorado's grants concentrate

Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C12Y (Enzymes). By volume, Colorado sits between Cognionics, Inc. and Combustion AND Energy S.R.L..

Colorado's three-year grant acceleration

Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows Colorado holds 5 patents at rank #45,609, 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 #45,609 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12Y (Enzymes)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	20.0%
2019	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%
2022	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc. patent most?

C12Y - Enzymes 5

A01H - NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques 5

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 5

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 5

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 4

Top 5 of 5 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc.'s lead technology class is C12Y (Enzymes), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12Y
Ranked #45,796 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc. against Cognionics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.8/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

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

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 by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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