Where does Delft University of Technology rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Delft University of Technology ranks #46,100 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 Delft University of Technology hold?

Delft University of Technology holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Delft University of Technology's Innovation Score?

Delft University of Technology has an Innovation Score of 28.7 out of 100 (28th 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 Delft University of Technology focus on?

Delft University of Technology's top technology area is G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables) with 2 patents, ranking #1,146 of 2,515 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Delft University of Technology's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Delft University of Technology's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Delft University of Technology's patents?

Delft University of Technology's patents average 19.8 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 Delft University of Technology 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

Delft University of Technology

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Delft ranks #46,100 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 9 technology areas.

#46,100
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.7/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R46100 · Foreign Corporation #46,100 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #46,100/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dehlsen Associates
CPC-NARROW G05D · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dehlsen Associates, 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 Delft’s 28.7 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 6.2 pts (22%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (37%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (41%)

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What this shows Delft's Innovation Score is 28.7/100 (28th 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 Delft?

Each dot is one of Delft’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). Delft’s own 19.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Delft's grants concentrate

Delft University of Technology is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Delft sits between Dehlsen Associates, LLC and Delta Screen & Filtration, LLC.

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What this shows Delft holds 5 patents at rank #46,247, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Delft

By rank, the assignees closest to #46,247 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables)

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

Delft's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Delft University of Technology patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	40.0%
2017	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Delft University of Technology patent most?

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 1

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

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 1

E02B - Hydraulic Engineering 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Delft University of Technology's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Delft University of Technology's lead technology class is G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G05D
Ranked #46,100 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Delft University of Technology against Dehlsen Associates, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.7/100 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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