Where does Cornell University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cornell University ranks #398 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 Cornell University hold?

Cornell University holds 1,126 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 227 technology areas.

What is Cornell University's Innovation Score?

Cornell University has an Innovation Score of 66.7 out of 100 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Cornell University focus on?

Cornell University's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 287 patents, ranking #52 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 227 CPC subclasses total.

Is Cornell University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Cornell University's recent grant velocity is +4% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Cornell University's patents?

Cornell University's patents average 19.0 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 Cornell University 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

Cornell University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,126 granted patents across 227 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cornell ranks #398 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 1,126 patents across 227 technology areas.

#398
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.7/100): 19.0
avg claims per patent: +4%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R398 · US Corporation #398 · 1,126 grants

GRANTS-LARGE · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-BROAD · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-LARGE 1.1K grants
TOP-DECILE #398/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cree
CPC-BROAD A61K · 227 areas
INNOV-STRONG 66.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +4% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cree, Inc. (±1 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 Cornell’s 66.7 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 24.3 pts (36%) Velocity 6.0 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (37%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Brunswick · near

67
STMicroelectronics… · near

67
Cornell University · this assignee

67
THE University OF… · near

67
Toshiba Devices &… · near

67
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cornell's Innovation Score is 66.7/100 (top 1% 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 Cornell?

Each dot is one of Cornell’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). Cornell’s own 19.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Cornell's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Cornell University received 529 grants versus 509 in 2015–2019 (+4% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2021 at 121 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 81. Lead class A61K accounts for 25.5% of the portfolio across 227 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Molex, LLC (#394) and Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. (#402).

Cornell's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Cornell University moved from 335 to 302 grants (0.90x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,464. See the growth leaderboard.

Molex

1,132
Toshiba Medical S…

1,132
Bytedance

1,130
Cree

1,127
Cornell University ◀

1,126
BSH Hausgeräte

1,122
Regeneron Pharmac…

1,117
ASM IP Holding B V

1,116
Shenzhen China St…

1,116

What this shows Cornell holds 1,126 patents at rank #398, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cornell

By rank, the assignees closest to #398 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Cornell, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), Cornell ranks #52 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (67 here).

Brunswick Corporation 67 STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS 67 THE University OF Warwick 67 Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation 67

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.0 here).

TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. 19.0 avg Tyco Fire & Security GMBH 19.0 avg Laitram, L.L.C. 19.0 avg Analogic Corporation 19.0 avg

Cornell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 Top 1% higher than 99% of 49,997 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.

View data table

Cornell University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	81	7.2%
2016	100	8.9%
2017	119	10.6%
2018	101	9.0%
2019	108	9.6%
2020	106	9.4%
2021	121	10.7%
2022	104	9.2%
2023	93	8.3%
2024	105	9.3%
2025partial year	88	7.8%

Which technologies does Cornell University patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 287

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 232

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 195

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 164

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 109

C07K - Peptides 107

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 102

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 84

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 77

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 67

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 53

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 51

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 47

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 46

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 44

Top 15 of 227 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Cornell University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Cornell University's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 25.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #398 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cornell University against Molex, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 66.7/100 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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