Where does Hampton University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hampton University ranks #28,921 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 Hampton University hold?

Hampton University holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Hampton University's Innovation Score?

Hampton University has an Innovation Score of 40.1 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hampton University focus on?

Hampton University's top technology area is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy) with 6 patents, ranking #583 of 1,943 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hampton University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hampton University's recent grant velocity is -40% 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 Hampton University's patents?

Hampton University's patents average 12.7 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.

How is the Hampton 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

Hampton University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 10 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: A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hampton ranks #28,921 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 10 technology areas.

#28,921
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (40.1/100): 12.7
avg claims per patent: -40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28921 · US Corporation #28,921 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,921/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH H2 PowerTech
CPC-FOCUS A61N · 10 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: H2 PowerTech, LLC (±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 Hampton’s 40.1 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 8.0 pts (20%) Velocity 13.3 pts (33%) Breadth 11.2 pts (28%) Claim depth 7.6 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hampton University · this assignee

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hampton's Innovation Score is 40.1/100 (top 37% 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 Hampton?

Each dot is one of Hampton’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). Hampton’s own 12.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hampton's grants concentrate

Hampton University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Hampton sits between H2 PowerTech, LLC and Handy Button Machine Co..

Hampton's three-year grant acceleration

Hampton University shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

H2 Powertech

9
Hadronex

9
Hagie Manufacturi…

9
Halo Trademarks

9
Han's CNC Science…

9
Hana Micron

9
Hanall Biopharma

9
Handy Button Mach…

9
Hampton University ◀

9

What this shows Hampton holds 9 patents at rank #28,908, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hampton

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,908 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61N (Electrotherapy)

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

Hampton's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% 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.

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Hampton University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	33.3%
2016	1	11.1%
2017	1	11.1%
2020	1	11.1%
2022	1	11.1%
2023	1	11.1%
2025partial year	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Hampton University patent most?

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 6

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

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 2

G01T - Measurement OF Nuclear OR X-radiation 2

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 2

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

Top 10 of 10 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

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

Hampton University's lead technology class is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61N
Ranked #28,921 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hampton University against H2 PowerTech, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.1/100 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

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