Where does DE Montfort University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), DE Montfort University ranks #39,772 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 DE Montfort University hold?

DE Montfort University holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is DE Montfort University's Innovation Score?

DE Montfort University has an Innovation Score of 29.6 out of 100 (31st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does DE Montfort University focus on?

DE Montfort University's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 2 patents, ranking #5,743 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is DE Montfort University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

DE Montfort University's recent grant velocity is -50% 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 DE Montfort University's patents?

DE Montfort University's patents average 18.5 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 DE Montfort 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

DE Montfort University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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, DE ranks #39,772 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 11 technology areas.

#39,772
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.6/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39772 · Foreign Corporation #39,772 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,772/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH DBK Industries
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: DBK Industries, LLC (±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 DE’s 29.6 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 6.7 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
DE Montfort University · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows DE's Innovation Score is 29.6/100 (31st percentile 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 DE?

Each dot is one of DE’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). DE’s own 18.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where DE's grants concentrate

DE Montfort University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, DE sits between DBK Industries, LLC and Degrii Co., Ltd..

DBK Industries

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Dbsi

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Dcentralized Syst…

6
DCI Marketing

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Decathlon

6
Decked

6
Deep Brain Stimul…

6
Degrii

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DE Montfort Unive… ◀

6

What this shows DE holds 6 patents at rank #39,755, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near DE

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,755 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

DE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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DE Montfort University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2020	2	33.3%

Which technologies does DE Montfort University patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

C12Y - Enzymes 1

C07K - Peptides 1

B42D - BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Movable-strip Writing OR Reading Apparatus 1

G03H - Holographic Processes OR Apparatus 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

B01D - Separation 1

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 1

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Top 11 of 11 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

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

DE Montfort University's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #39,772 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare DE Montfort University against DBK Industries, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.6/100 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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