Where does Heriot-watt University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Heriot-watt University ranks #14,034 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 Heriot-watt University hold?

Heriot-watt University holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 34 technology areas.

What is Heriot-watt University's Innovation Score?

Heriot-watt University has an Innovation Score of 62.7 out of 100 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Heriot-watt University focus on?

Heriot-watt University's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 6 patents, ranking #2,680 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 34 CPC subclasses total.

Is Heriot-watt University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Heriot-watt University's recent grant velocity is +180% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Heriot-watt University's patents?

Heriot-watt University's patents average 21.7 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 Heriot-watt 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 Foreign Corporation

Heriot-watt University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 34 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Heriot-watt ranks #14,034 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 34 technology areas.

#14,034
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.7/100): 21.7
avg claims per patent: +180%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14034 · Foreign Corporation #14,034 · 21 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #14,034/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hangzhou United Tools
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 34 areas
INNOV-STRONG 62.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +180% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hangzhou United Tools 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 Heriot-watt’s 62.7 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 10.7 pts (17%) Velocity 18.3 pts (29%) Breadth 20.6 pts (33%) Claim depth 13.0 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Heriot-watt University · this assignee

63
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Heriot-watt's Innovation Score is 62.7/100 (top 2% 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 Heriot-watt?

Each dot is one of Heriot-watt’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). Heriot-watt’s own 21.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Heriot-watt's grants concentrate

Heriot-watt University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 34 CPC subclasses with 28.6% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Heriot-watt sits between HCT Asia Limited and Hangzhou United Tools Co., Ltd..

Heriot-watt's three-year grant acceleration

Heriot-watt University shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

HCT Asia

21
Headspin

21
Heartland Tech

21
Hemosonics

21
HI Breeding B V

21
Home Control Sing…

21
Huizhou Kimree Te…

21
Hangzhou United T…

21
Heriot-watt Unive… ◀

21

What this shows Heriot-watt holds 21 patents at rank #14,029, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Heriot-watt

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,029 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Heriot-watt's primary technology class.

Heriot-watt's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Heriot-watt University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	4.8%
2017	2	9.5%
2018	1	4.8%
2019	1	4.8%
2020	2	9.5%
2021	1	4.8%
2022	3	14.3%
2023	4	19.0%
2024	4	19.0%
2025partial year	2	9.5%

Which technologies does Heriot-watt University patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 6

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 2

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

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 2

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 2

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 2

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

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

E03C - Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste Water ; Sinks 1

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

Top 15 of 34 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

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

Heriot-watt University's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 28.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #14,034 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Heriot-watt University against HCT Asia Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 62.7/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.