Where does Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine ranks #46,402 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

What is Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine's Innovation Score?

Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine has an Innovation Score of 17.1 out of 100 (4th 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 Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine focus on?

Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine'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 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine's recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine's patents?

Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine's patents average 8.0 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine

Q: How many patents does Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine hold?

Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2020, spanning 3 technology areas.

Q: How is the Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine 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 PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2020. 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, Edward ranks #46,402 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 3 technology areas.

#46,402
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 4th percentile
by Innovation Score (17.1/100): 8.0
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R46402 · US Corporation #46,402 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #46,402/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Edge Design Global…
CPC-NARROW A61K · 3 areas
INNOV-LOW 17.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Edge Design Global Enterprises 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 Edward’s 17.1 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 (36%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (36%) Claim depth 4.8 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Edward VIA Virginia… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Edward's Innovation Score is 17.1/100 (4th 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 Edward?

Each dot is one of Edward’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). Edward’s own 8.0 claims/patent is at or below the 9.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Edward's grants concentrate

Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Edward sits between Edge Design Global Enterprises Inc. and Egg-chick Automated Technologies.

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5
Edge Mobile Payme…

5
Edgecortix PTE

5
Eduard Wille & KT

5
EDX Education

5
Effekt

5
Efore OYJ

5
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5
Edward VIA Virgin… ◀

5

What this shows Edward holds 5 patents at rank #46,382, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Edward

By rank, the assignees closest to #46,382 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Edward's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

17 4th percentile higher than 4% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	40.0%
2020	3	60.0%

Which technologies does Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 1

Top 3 of 3 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

Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #46,402 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Edward VIA Virginia College OF Osteopathic Medicine against Edge Design Global Enterprises Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 17.1/100 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.