Where does Drexel University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Drexel University ranks #1,124 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 Drexel University hold?

Drexel University holds 377 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 181 technology areas.

What is Drexel University's Innovation Score?

Drexel University has an Innovation Score of 61.3 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Drexel University focus on?

Drexel University's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 90 patents. Grants appear in 181 CPC subclasses total.

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

Drexel University's recent grant velocity is -38% 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 Drexel University's patents?

Drexel University's patents average 15.7 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 Drexel 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

Drexel University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 377 granted patents across 181 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, Drexel ranks #1,124 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 377 patents across 181 technology areas.

#1,124
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.3/100): 15.7
avg claims per patent: -38%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1124 · US Corporation #1,124 · 377 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 377 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,124/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Airbus (S )
CPC-WIDE A61K · 181 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -38% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Airbus (S.A.S.) (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Spirit AeroSystems · near

61
Drexel University · this assignee

61
MaxLinear · near

61
Rensselaer Polytechn… · near

61
Sensormatic · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Drexel's Innovation Score is 61.3/100 (top 3% 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.

How Drexel's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Drexel University received 137 grants versus 222 in 2015–2019 (-38% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2015 at 48 grants and bottomed in 2021 at 24. Lead class A61K accounts for 23.9% of the portfolio across 181 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. (#1,120) and Mercedes-Benz Group AG (#1,128).

Drexel's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Drexel University moved from 92 to 88 grants (0.96x 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 #1,302. See the growth leaderboard.

Siliconware Preci…

379
Sensormatic

378
Airbus (S )

377
Chiun Mai Communi…

377
Sakai Display Pro…

377
Drexel University ◀

377
Tyco

376
JSR

375
Mercedes-benz Gro…

375

What this shows Drexel holds 377 patents at rank #1,124, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Drexel

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,124 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Drexel, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Sensormatic Electronics, LLC 61 MaxLinear, Inc. 61 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 61 Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.7 here).

NHN Entertainment Corporation 15.7 avg Ivoclar Vivadent AG 15.7 avg Carestream Health, Inc. 15.7 avg Parallels International GmbH 15.7 avg

Drexel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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Drexel University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	48	12.7%
2016	39	10.3%
2017	46	12.2%
2018	46	12.2%
2019	43	11.4%
2020	25	6.6%
2021	24	6.4%
2022	34	9.0%
2023	26	6.9%
2024	28	7.4%
2025partial year	18	4.8%

Which technologies does Drexel University patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 90

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 50

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 50

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 47

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 37

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 35

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 34

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 30

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 28

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 24

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 21

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 20

C07K - Peptides 19

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 19

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 17

Top 15 of 181 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,124

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

Drexel University's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 23.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #1,124 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Drexel University against Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.3/100 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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