Where does Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost ranks #19,688 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 Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost hold?

Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost's Innovation Score?

Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost has an Innovation Score of 24.5 out of 100 (15th 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 Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost focus on?

Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost's top technology area is C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds) with 12 patents, ranking #676 of 3,165 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost's recent grant velocity is -83% 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 Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost's patents?

Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost's patents average 7.9 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 Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost 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

Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Duquesne ranks #19,688 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 4 technology areas.

#19,688
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 15th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.5/100): 7.9
avg claims per patent: -83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19688 · US Corporation #19,688 · 14 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,688/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dana Italia SPA
CPC-NARROW C07D · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.5/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dana Italia SPA (±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 Duquesne’s 24.5 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 9.4 pts (38%) Velocity 3.3 pts (13%) Breadth 7.1 pts (29%) Claim depth 4.8 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Duquesne University… · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Duquesne's Innovation Score is 24.5/100 (15th 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 Duquesne?

Each dot is one of Duquesne’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). Duquesne’s own 7.9 claims/patent is at or below the 16.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Duquesne's grants concentrate

Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Duquesne sits between Douglas Pharmaceuticals Limited and Davis-Standard, LLC.

Duquesne's three-year grant acceleration

Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Douglas Pharmaceu…

14
Dover Bmcs Acquis…

14
Driving Managemen…

14
Dropsa S p A

14
Dana Italia SPA

14
Datacore Software

14
Dataspark Pte

14
Davis-standard

14
Duquesne Universi… ◀

14

What this shows Duquesne holds 14 patents at rank #19,665, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Duquesne

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,665 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds)

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

Duquesne's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 15th percentile higher than 15% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	14.3%
2016	5	35.7%
2017	4	28.6%
2019	1	7.1%
2020	1	7.1%
2022	1	7.1%

Which technologies does Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost patent most?

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 12

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 10

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 6

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 3

Top 4 of 4 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

Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost's lead technology class is C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C07D
Ranked #19,688 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Duquesne University OF THE Holy Ghost against Douglas Pharmaceuticals Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.5/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.