Overall rank by patents
#46,855
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: H10N (Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Foundation ranks #46,855 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 10 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R46855 · Foreign Corporation #46,855 · 5 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Forward Therapeutics, 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Foundation Yonsei… · this assignee
25 score
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Foundation's Innovation Score is 24.7/100 (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.
Foundation, Yonsei University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 20% of grants classified under H10N (Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Foundation sits between Forward Therapeutics, Inc. and Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Forward Therapeutics, Inc.
5 patents
Foshan Eahison Communication Co., Ltd.
5 patents
Foshan Electrical AND Lighting Co., Ltd
5 patents
Foshan Welling Washer Motor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
5 patents
Foundrydc, LLC
5 patents
Fouring Co., Ltd
5 patents
Fourth ROW, LLC.
5 patents
Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
5 patents
Foundation, Yonsei University
5 patents
What this shows Foundation holds 5 patents at rank #46,757, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #46,757 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Foundation's primary technology class.
Foundation'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
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 40.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | 40.0% |
Top 10 of 10 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#46,855
of 49,997 tracked assignees
24.7 out of 100
What to do with this data
Foundation, Yonsei University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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