Where does George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. ranks #7,006 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 George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. hold?

George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. holds 47 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 28 technology areas.

What is George Mason Research Foundation, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 48.7 out of 100 (top 16% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. focus on?

George Mason Research Foundation, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 19 patents, ranking #2,171 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 28 CPC subclasses total.

Is George Mason Research Foundation, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

George Mason Research Foundation, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -17% 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 George Mason Research Foundation, Inc.'s patents?

George Mason Research Foundation, Inc.'s patents average 16.6 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 George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. 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

George Mason Research Foundation, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 47 granted patents across 28 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, George ranks #7,006 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 47 patents across 28 technology areas.

#7,006
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 16%
by Innovation Score (48.7/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -17%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7006 · US Corporation #7,006 · 47 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 47 grants
UPPER-Q #7,006/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Gaumard Scientific
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 28 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -17% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Gaumard Scientific Company, 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.

How George’s 48.7 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 13.4 pts (27%) Velocity 6.7 pts (14%) Breadth 18.7 pts (38%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Crystal IS · near

49
George Mason… · this assignee

49
Intellectual… · near

49
Nanjing Forestry… · near

49
SprintRay · near

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows George's Innovation Score is 48.7/100 (top 16% 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 George?

Each dot is one of George’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). George’s own 16.6 claims/patent is at or below the 18.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where George's grants concentrate

George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 28 CPC subclasses with 40.4% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (7 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2017. By volume, George sits between General Electric Company Polska SP. Z O.O. and HNI Technologies Inc..

George's three-year grant acceleration

George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. shows 12 grants in 2022–2024 against only 12 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.

General Electric…

47
Grains Research A…

47
Guangzhou Issyzon…

47
Gaumard Scientific

47
Gilat Satellite N…

47
Gingy Technology

47
Government of the…

47
HNI

47
George Mason Rese… ◀

47

What this shows George holds 47 patents at rank #7,008, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near George

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,008 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for George, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), George ranks #2,171 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (49 here).

Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLC 49 Crystal IS, Inc. 49 SprintRay, Inc. 49 Nanjing Forestry University 49

George's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 16% higher than 84% 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.

View data table

George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	14.9%
2016	7	14.9%
2017	3	6.4%
2018	3	6.4%
2019	4	8.5%
2020	5	10.6%
2021	3	6.4%
2022	5	10.6%
2023	3	6.4%
2024	4	8.5%
2025partial year	3	6.4%

Which technologies does George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 19

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 17

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 15

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 11

C07K - Peptides 9

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 8

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 4

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

Top 15 of 28 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

George Mason Research Foundation, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

George Mason Research Foundation, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 40.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #7,006 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. against General Electric Company Polska SP. Z O.O., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.7/100 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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