Where does Fukuoka University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Fukuoka University ranks #15,301 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 Fukuoka University hold?

Fukuoka University holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 27 technology areas.

What is Fukuoka University's Innovation Score?

Fukuoka University has an Innovation Score of 45.9 out of 100 (top 22% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Fukuoka University focus on?

Fukuoka University's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 5 patents, ranking #3,118 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 27 CPC subclasses total.

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

Fukuoka University's recent grant velocity is -20% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Fukuoka University's patents average 6.4 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 Fukuoka 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 Foreign Corporation

Fukuoka University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 27 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Fukuoka ranks #15,301 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 27 technology areas.

#15,301
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 22%
by Innovation Score (45.9/100): 6.4
avg claims per patent: -20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15301 · Foreign Corporation #15,301 · 19 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,301/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Free Form Fibers
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 27 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Free Form Fibers, LLC (±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 Fukuoka’s 45.9 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 10.3 pts (22%) Velocity 13.3 pts (29%) Breadth 18.4 pts (40%) Claim depth 3.8 pts (8%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Fukuoka University · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Fukuoka's Innovation Score is 45.9/100 (top 22% 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 Fukuoka?

Each dot is one of Fukuoka’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). Fukuoka’s own 6.4 claims/patent is at or below the 11.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Fukuoka's grants concentrate

Fukuoka University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 26.3% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Fukuoka sits between Free Form Fibers, LLC and GEA Procomac S.p.A..

Fukuoka's three-year grant acceleration

Fukuoka University shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Free Form Fibers

19
Freedom Photonics

19
Freeport-mcmoran

19
Fuhu Holdings

19
Galaxy Surfactants

19
GANZ

19
GE Intelligent Pl…

19
GEA Procomac S p A

19
Fukuoka University ◀

19

What this shows Fukuoka holds 19 patents at rank #15,301, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Fukuoka

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,301 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Fukuoka's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 22% higher than 78% 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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Fukuoka University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	10.5%
2016	3	15.8%
2017	2	10.5%
2018	2	10.5%
2019	1	5.3%
2020	1	5.3%
2021	1	5.3%
2022	1	5.3%
2023	3	15.8%
2024	2	10.5%
2025partial year	1	5.3%

Which technologies does Fukuoka University patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 4

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 3

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 2

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 2

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 2

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 2

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

C07K - Peptides 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 1

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 1

Top 15 of 27 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

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

Fukuoka University's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 26.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #15,301 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Fukuoka University against Free Form Fibers, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.9/100 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.

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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