Where does Ferris State University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ferris State University ranks #46,705 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 Ferris State University hold?

Ferris State University holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Ferris State University's Innovation Score?

Ferris State University has an Innovation Score of 37.0 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ferris State University focus on?

Ferris State University's top technology area is C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds) with 3 patents, ranking #1,866 of 3,165 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ferris State University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ferris State University's recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Ferris State University's patents?

Ferris State University's patents average 13.6 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 Ferris State 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

Ferris State University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ferris ranks #46,705 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 7 technology areas.

#46,705
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (37.0/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R46705 · US Corporation #46,705 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #46,705/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Femtogenix
CPC-NARROW C07D · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Femtogenix Limited (±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 Ferris’s 37.0 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 (17%) Velocity 13.3 pts (36%) Breadth 9.4 pts (25%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ferris State… · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ferris's Innovation Score is 37.0/100 (top 45% 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 Ferris?

Each dot is one of Ferris’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). Ferris’s own 13.6 claims/patent is at or below the 15.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Ferris's grants concentrate

Ferris State University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Ferris sits between Femtogenix Limited and Fibrocell Technologies, Inc..

Ferris's three-year grant acceleration

Ferris State University shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Femtogenix

5
Fenix Outdoor AB

5
Fenix Outdoor Dev…

5
Ferdinand Lusch &…

5
Fervo Energy

5
Fiber Composites

5
Fibercore

5
Fibrocell

5
Ferris State Univ… ◀

5

What this shows Ferris holds 5 patents at rank #46,835, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ferris

By rank, the assignees closest to #46,835 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds)

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

Ferris's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Ferris State University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2023	2	40.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Ferris State University patent most?

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 3

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

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

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 1

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 1

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 1

Top 7 of 7 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

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

Ferris State University's lead technology class is C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C07D
Ranked #46,705 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ferris State University against Femtogenix Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.0/100 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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