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Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force

Q: Where does Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force ranks #7,009 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 Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force 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 - 47 granted patents across 74 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Government ranks #7,009 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 47 patents across 74 technology areas.

#7,009
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.7/100): 18.2
avg claims per patent: +3900%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7009 · US Federal Government #7,009 · 47 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 47 grants
UPPER-Q #7,009/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Gaumard Scientific
CPC-WIDE A61B · 74 areas
INNOV-PAR 59.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-SURGE +3900% 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 Government’s 59.7 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 (22%) Velocity 10.4 pts (17%) Breadth 25.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 10.9 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Nielsen Consumer · near

60
Continental Teves &… · near

60
Extang · near

60
Government of the… · this assignee

60
Ningbo Geely… · near

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Government's Innovation Score is 59.7/100 (top 4% 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 Government?

Each dot is one of Government’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). Government’s own 18.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Government's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force received 40 grants versus 1 in 2015–2019 (+3900% equal-window velocity, top decile growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 11 grants and bottomed in 2019 at 1. Lead class A61B accounts for 12.8% of the portfolio across 74 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Gaumard Scientific Company, Inc. (#7,007) and Hefei Institutes of Physical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (#7,015).

Government's three-year grant acceleration

Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force shows 25 grants in 2022–2024 against only 16 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.

Gaumard Scientific

47
George Mason Rese…

47
Gilat Satellite N…

47
Gingy Technology

47
HNI

47
Homy Casa

47
Hangzhou Chic Int…

47
Hefei Institutes…

47
Government of the… ◀

47

What this shows Government holds 47 patents at rank #7,011, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Government

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,011 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Government, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Government ranks #2,680 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (60 here).

Extang Corporation 60 Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Development Co. Ltd. 60 Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG 60 Nielsen Consumer LLC 60

Government's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 4% higher than 96% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	2.1%
2020	11	23.4%
2021	4	8.5%
2022	8	17.0%
2023	11	23.4%
2024	6	12.8%
2025partial year	6	12.8%

Which technologies does Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 6

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 6

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 4

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 4

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 4

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 4

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 3

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 3

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 2

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 2

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

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H03B - Generation OF Oscillations, Directly OR BY Frequency-changing, BY Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate IN A Non-switching MANNER; Generation OF Noise BY Such Circuits 2

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 2

Top 15 of 74 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

Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 12.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #7,009 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force against Gaumard Scientific Company, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 59.7/100 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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