Where does Dalhousie University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Dalhousie University ranks #7,682 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 Dalhousie University hold?

Dalhousie University holds 42 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 37 technology areas.

What is Dalhousie University's Innovation Score?

Dalhousie University has an Innovation Score of 52.2 out of 100 (top 10% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Dalhousie University focus on?

Dalhousie University's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 19 patents, ranking #930 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 37 CPC subclasses total.

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

Dalhousie University's recent grant velocity is -37% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Dalhousie University's patents average 21.7 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 Dalhousie 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 Foreign Corporation

Dalhousie University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 42 granted patents across 37 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Dalhousie ranks #7,682 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 42 patents across 37 technology areas.

#7,682
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.2/100): 21.7
avg claims per patent: -37%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7682 · Foreign Corporation #7,682 · 42 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 42 grants
UPPER-Q #7,682/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Campvalley (Xiamen)
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 37 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -37% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Campvalley (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. (±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 Dalhousie’s 52.2 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 13.0 pts (25%) Velocity 4.6 pts (9%) Breadth 21.5 pts (41%) Claim depth 13.0 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bizerba SE & KG · near

52
Dalhousie University · this assignee

52
Verkada · near

52
Consolidated Metco · near

52
Wabtec Holding · near

52
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Dalhousie's Innovation Score is 52.2/100 (top 10% 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 Dalhousie?

Each dot is one of Dalhousie’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). Dalhousie’s own 21.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Dalhousie's grants concentrate

Dalhousie University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 37 CPC subclasses with 45.2% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (7 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Dalhousie sits between Cynora GmbH and Drnc Holdings, Inc..

Dalhousie's three-year grant acceleration

Dalhousie University shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 13 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.

Cynora

42
Campvalley (Xiame…

42
Chart

42
Curis

42
Danfoss Micro Cha…

42
De'longhi Braun H…

42
Deutz Aktiengesel…

42
Drnc Holdings

42
Dalhousie Univers… ◀

42

What this shows Dalhousie holds 42 patents at rank #7,682, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Dalhousie

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,682 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Dalhousie, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Dalhousie ranks #930 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (52 here).

Bizerba SE & Co. KG 52 Verkada Inc. 52 Consolidated Metco, Inc. 52 Wabtec Holding Corp. 52

Dalhousie's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 10% higher than 90% 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.

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Dalhousie University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	11.9%
2016	2	4.8%
2017	4	9.5%
2018	6	14.3%
2019	7	16.7%
2020	3	7.1%
2021	3	7.1%
2022	4	9.5%
2023	2	4.8%
2024	3	7.1%
2025partial year	3	7.1%

Which technologies does Dalhousie University patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 19

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 12

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 11

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 7

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 7

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 6

G10K - Sound-producing DEVICES; Methods OR Devices FOR Protecting Against, OR FOR Damping, Noise OR Other Acoustic Waves IN GENERAL; Acoustics NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 6

B06B - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Generating OR Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations OF Infrasonic, Sonic, OR Ultrasonic Frequency, ; e.g.; FOR Performing Mechanical Work IN General 4

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 4

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 3

C03C - Chemical Composition OF Glasses, Glazes OR Vitreous ENAMELS; Surface Treatment OF GLASS; Surface Treatment OF Fibres OR Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals OR SLAGS; Joining Glass TO Glass OR Other Materials 3

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 3

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 3

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 3

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 3

Top 15 of 37 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

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

Dalhousie University's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 45.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #7,682 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Dalhousie University against Cynora GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.2/100 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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