Where does Emory University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Emory University ranks #885 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 Emory University hold?

Emory University holds 512 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 83 technology areas.

What is Emory University's Innovation Score?

Emory University has an Innovation Score of 60.4 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 Emory University focus on?

Emory University's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 339 patents, ranking #43 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 83 CPC subclasses total.

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

Emory University's recent grant velocity is +7% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Emory University's patents?

Emory University's patents average 13.5 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 Emory 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

Emory University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 512 granted patents across 83 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, Emory ranks #885 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 512 patents across 83 technology areas.

#885
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.4/100): 13.5
avg claims per patent: +7%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R885 · US Corporation #885 · 512 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 512 grants
TOP-DECILE #885/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dish L L C
CPC-WIDE A61K · 83 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +7% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dish Technologies L.L.C. (±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 Emory’s 60.4 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 21.6 pts (36%) Velocity 5.8 pts (10%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.1 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Faro · near

60
JSR · near

60
Electrolux Appliance… · near

60
Emory University · this assignee

60
Baidu Online… · near

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Emory's Innovation Score is 60.4/100 (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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Emory?

Each dot is one of Emory’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). Emory’s own 13.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Emory's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Emory University received 238 grants versus 223 in 2015–2019 (+7% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2018 at 57 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 30. Lead class A61K accounts for 66.2% of the portfolio across 83 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University (#881) and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (#889).

Emory's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Emory University moved from 153 to 132 grants (0.86x 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 #1,616. See the growth leaderboard.

Board OF Trustees…

515
Cfph

514
Bayer Intellectua…

513
Dish L L C

512
Kennametal

512
Emory University ◀

512
Jiangnan Universi…

511
Nicoventures Trad…

511
Sumitomo Metal Mi…

511

What this shows Emory holds 512 patents at rank #885, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Emory

By rank, the assignees closest to #885 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Emory, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), Emory ranks #43 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (60 here).

Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag 60 Faro Technologies, Inc. 60 JSR Corporation 60 Baidu Online Network Technology (BEIJING) Co., Ltd. 60

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.5 here).

Inficon AG 13.5 avg Delphi International Operations Luxembourg S.A.R.L. 13.5 avg Himax Technologies Limited 13.5 avg Faurecia Interieur Industrie 13.5 avg

Emory's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 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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Emory University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	30	5.9%
2016	41	8.0%
2017	48	9.4%
2018	57	11.1%
2019	47	9.2%
2020	54	10.5%
2021	52	10.2%
2022	39	7.6%
2023	48	9.4%
2024	45	8.8%
2025partial year	51	10.0%

Which technologies does Emory University patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 339

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 273

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 123

C07K - Peptides 117

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 105

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 67

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 62

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 35

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 35

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 26

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 26

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 24

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 24

C12Y - Enzymes 24

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 23

Top 15 of 83 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

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

Emory University's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 66.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #885 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Emory University against Board OF Trustees OF Michigan State University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.4/100 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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