Where does George Mason University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), George Mason University ranks #6,151 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 University hold?

George Mason University holds 55 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 45 technology areas.

What is George Mason University's Innovation Score?

George Mason University has an Innovation Score of 55.1 out of 100 (top 7% 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 University focus on?

George Mason University's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 16 patents, ranking #1,413 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 45 CPC subclasses total.

Is George Mason University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

George Mason University's recent grant velocity is +127% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for George Mason University's patents?

George Mason University's patents average 17.5 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 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

George Mason University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 55 granted patents across 45 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, George ranks #6,151 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 55 patents across 45 technology areas.

#6,151
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.1/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: +127%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6151 · US Corporation #6,151 · 55 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 55 grants
UPPER-Q #6,151/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Foundation for…
CPC-WIDE A61K · 45 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +127% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Foundation for Research and Business, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (±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 55.1 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 13.9 pts (25%) Velocity 7.0 pts (13%) Breadth 23.7 pts (43%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Dana Canada · near

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George Mason… · this assignee

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Bank of Montreal · near

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Casco Signal · near

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Ecolink Intelligent… · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows George's Innovation Score is 55.1/100 (top 7% 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 17.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where George's grants concentrate

George Mason University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 45 CPC subclasses with 29.1% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, George sits between Foundation for Research and Business, Seoul National University of Science and Technology and IPCom GmbH & Co. KG.

George's three-year grant acceleration

George Mason University shows 20 grants in 2022–2024 against only 19 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.

Foundation for Re…

55
Fujifilm Manufact…

55
Grail

55
Gearbox

55
Hexcel Composites

55
Ibis Biosciences

55
Inscape Data

55
Ipcom & KG

55
George Mason Univ… ◀

55

What this shows George holds 55 patents at rank #6,152, 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 #6,152 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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 A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), George ranks #1,413 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Dana Canada Corporation 55 Bank of Montreal 55 Casco Signal Ltd. 55 Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.5 here).

TriVascular, Inc. 17.5 avg ST. Jude Medical International Holding S.Á R.L. 17.5 avg E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau GmbH 17.5 avg Arctic Cat Inc. 17.5 avg

George's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	7.3%
2016	2	3.6%
2017	1	1.8%
2018	3	5.5%
2019	5	9.1%
2020	6	10.9%
2021	8	14.5%
2022	8	14.5%
2023	5	9.1%
2024	7	12.7%
2025partial year	6	10.9%

Which technologies does George Mason University patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 16

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 14

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

C07K - Peptides 11

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 10

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 10

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 6

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 6

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 6

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 5

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 4

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 3

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

Top 15 of 45 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

George Mason University's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 29.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #6,151 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare George Mason University against Foundation for Research and Business, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.1/100 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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