East Tennessee State University
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 1 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, East ranks #14,581 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 1 technology areas.
- #14,581
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 29th percentile
- by Innovation Score (28.9/100)
- 20.6
- avg claims per patent
- -57%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R14581 · US Corporation #14,581 · 20 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
- MID-PACK #14,581/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Earthway Products
- CPC-NARROW A61N · 1 areas
- INNOV-THIN 28.9/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 20.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DROP -57% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Earthway Products, Inc. (±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 East’s 28.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around East
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- East Tennessee… · this assignee 29
East Tennessee… · this assignee
29 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows East's Innovation Score is 28.9/100 (29th 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 East?
Each dot is one of East’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). East’s own 20.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where East's grants concentrate
East Tennessee State University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 1 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, East sits between European Aeronautic Defence AND Space Company Eads France and Emergency Technology, Inc..
East's three-year grant acceleration
East Tennessee State University shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.
Who files at East's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- European Aeronaut…
European Aeronautic Defence AND Space Company Eads France
20 patents
- EV Group
EV Group GmbH
20 patents
- Exthera Medical
Exthera Medical Corporation
20 patents
- Earthway Products
Earthway Products, Inc.
20 patents
- Ecofactor
EcoFactor, Inc.
20 patents
- Elanco Tiergesund…
Elanco Tiergesundheit AG
20 patents
- Ellenby
Ellenby Technologies, Inc.
20 patents
- Emergency Technol…
Emergency Technology, Inc.
20 patents
- East Tennessee St… ◀
East Tennessee State University
20 patents
What this shows East holds 20 patents at rank #14,592, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near East
By rank, the assignees closest to #14,592 in granted patent volume.
- European Aeronautic Defence AND Space Company Eads France #14,588 · 20 patents
- EV Group GmbH #14,589 · 20 patents
- Exthera Medical Corporation #14,590 · 20 patents
- Earthway Products, Inc. #14,591 · 20 patents
- EcoFactor, Inc. #14,593 · 20 patents
- Elanco Tiergesundheit AG #14,594 · 20 patents
- Ellenby Technologies, Inc. #14,595 · 20 patents
- Emergency Technology, Inc. #14,596 · 20 patents
Leaders in A61N (Electrotherapy)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in East's primary technology class.
- Medtronic, Inc. 2,200 in class
- Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation 1,080 in class
- Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. 1,037 in class
- Pacesetter, Inc. 609 in class
- Zoll Medical Corporation 556 in class
- Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 534 in class
- Cochlear Limited 449 in class
- Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 296 in class
East's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
29 29th percentile higher than 29% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 15.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | 20.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | 25.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | 15.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 5.0% |
Which technologies does East Tennessee State University patent most?
Top 1 of 1 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
East Tennessee State University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- East Tennessee State University's lead technology class is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61N
- Ranked #14,581 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare East Tennessee State University against European Aeronautic Defence AND Space Company Eads France, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 28.9/100 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.
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.