Is Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation's recent grant velocity is +61% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation's patents?

Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation's patents average 9.7 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 Foreign Corporation

Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation

Q: Where does Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation ranks #5,282 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation 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 - 65 granted patents across 64 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Gachon ranks #5,282 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 65 patents across 64 technology areas.

#5,282
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.2/100): 9.7
avg claims per patent: +61%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5282 · Foreign Corporation #5,282 · 65 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 65 grants
UPPER-Q #5,282/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Foxlink Image…
CPC-WIDE A61K · 64 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.2/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +61% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Foxlink Image Technology Co., Ltd. (±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 Gachon’s 48.2 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 14.5 pts (30%) Velocity 2.9 pts (6%) Breadth 25.0 pts (52%) Claim depth 5.8 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Asahi Kasei Medical · near

48
Gachon University… · this assignee

48
New England Biolabs · near

48
Soonchunhyang… · near

48
Fluidigm · near

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Gachon's Innovation Score is 48.2/100 (top 17% 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 Gachon?

Each dot is one of Gachon’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). Gachon’s own 9.7 claims/patent is at or below the 15.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Gachon's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation received 37 grants versus 23 in 2015–2019 (+61% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 15 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 2. Lead class A61K accounts for 24.6% of the portfolio across 64 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Fuji Seal International, Inc. (#5,280) and Headwater Partners II LLC (#5,288).

Gachon's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation moved from 30 to 13 grants (0.43x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Fuji Seal Interna…

65
Foxlink Image Tec…

65
Galvani Bioelectr…

65
Graco Children's…

65
Glaukos

65
Hisense

65
Hydac Technology

65
Headwater Partner…

65
Gachon University… ◀

65

What this shows Gachon holds 65 patents at rank #5,284, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Gachon

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,284 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Gachon, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), Gachon ranks #1,413 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (48 here).

Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd. 48 New England Biolabs, Inc. 48 Soonchunhyang University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation 48 Fluidigm Corporation 48

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (9.7 here).

Ojjo, Inc. 9.7 avg Kwangwoon University Industry-academic Collaboration Foundation 9.7 avg SimpliSafe, Inc. 9.7 avg TomTom International B.V. 9.7 avg

Gachon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% 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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Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	4	6.2%
2017	7	10.8%
2018	6	9.2%
2019	6	9.2%
2020	15	23.1%
2021	9	13.8%
2022	6	9.2%
2023	2	3.1%
2024	5	7.7%
2025partial year	5	7.7%

Which technologies does Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 16

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 13

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 12

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 11

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 8

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 6

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 5

H10B - Electronic Memory Devices 5

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 5

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 4

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

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 4

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 4

C07K - Peptides 4

Top 15 of 64 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

Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 24.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #5,282 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation against Fuji Seal International, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.2/100 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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