Where does GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) ranks #19,817 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 GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) hold?

GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)'s Innovation Score?

GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) has an Innovation Score of 42.8 out of 100 (top 30% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology).

What does claim depth mean for GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)'s patents?

GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)'s patents average 10.7 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

GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)

Q: What technology areas does GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) focus on?

GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)'s top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 6 patents, ranking #2,307 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) 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 - 14 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Gist(gwangju ranks #19,817 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 15 technology areas.

#19,817
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 30%
by Innovation Score (42.8/100): 10.7
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19817 · Foreign Corporation #19,817 · 14 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,817/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Genequantum…
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 15 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Genequantum Healthcare (SUZHOU) 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 Gist(gwangju’s 42.8 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 9.4 pts (22%) Velocity 13.3 pts (31%) Breadth 13.7 pts (32%) Claim depth 6.4 pts (15%)

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What this shows Gist(gwangju's Innovation Score is 42.8/100 (top 30% 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 Gist(gwangju?

Each dot is one of Gist(gwangju’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). Gist(gwangju’s own 10.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Gist(gwangju's grants concentrate

GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). By volume, Gist(gwangju sits between Genequantum Healthcare (SUZHOU) Co., Ltd. and GP Acoustics International Limited.

Gist(gwangju's three-year grant acceleration

GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) 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.

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What this shows GIST(Gwangju holds 14 patents at rank #19,806, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GIST(Gwangju

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,806 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in GIST(Gwangju's primary technology class.

Gist(gwangju's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 30% higher than 70% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	3	21.4%
2023	3	21.4%
2024	3	21.4%
2025partial year	5	35.7%

Which technologies does GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 6

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 4

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 2

B03C - Magnetic OR Electrostatic Separation OF Solid Materials From Solid Materials OR FLUIDS; Separation BY High-voltage Electric Fields 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B07C - Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking 1

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

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 1

Top 15 of 15 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

GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)'s lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #19,817 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) against Genequantum Healthcare (SUZHOU) Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.8/100 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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