Overall rank by patents
#9,515
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 33 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: C07D (HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Hetero ranks #9,515 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 33 patents across 10 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R9515 · Foreign Corporation #9,515 · 33 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Gunderson 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Accubow · near
28 score
Hetero Research Foun… · this assignee
28 score
Tenga · near
28 score
VIS · near
28 score
Hydrapak · near
28 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Hetero Research Foundation stamps GRANTS-SMALL, UPPER-Q, PHOTO-FINISH, CPC-FOCUS, INNOV-THIN, CLAIMS-SPARSE, TYPE-FRNCORP, VEL-DROP, BOOK-FULL. Volume places it #9,515 of 50,000; Innovation Score 28.0/100 sits in the top 74% of the PatentsView-derived corpus. Closest grant-volume peer on this plate is Gunderson Llc (±0 grants).
Hetero Research Foundation has been granted 33 US utility patents between 2015 and 2021, placing Hetero Research Foundation at #9,515 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 10 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 7.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in C07D (HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS). As a Foreign Corporation, Hetero Research Foundation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hetero sits between Gunderson Llc (33 patents, rank #9,509) and Hyundai America Technical Center Inc. (33 patents, rank #9,517) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 28.0/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 2 grants, compared with 31 in the 2015–2019 window, a -94% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The Foreign Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.
Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. Hetero Research Foundation's 7.8 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 10 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Gunderson LLC
33 patents
HANRIM POSTECH CO., LTD.
33 patents
HAVER & BOECKER OHG
33 patents
HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE CO., LTD.
33 patents
HIGH SEC LABS LTD.
33 patents
HOMAG GmbH
33 patents
HOSHINO GAKKI CO., LTD.
33 patents
HYUNDAI AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC.
33 patents
HETERO RESEARCH FOUNDATION
33 patents
What this shows Hetero holds 33 patents at rank #9,513, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #9,513 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hetero's primary technology class.
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hetero, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (28 here).
Hetero's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
28 Top 74% higher than 26% of 50,000 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
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 | 33.3% |
| 2016 | 5 | 15.2% |
| 2017 | 9 | 27.3% |
| 2018 | 3 | 9.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 9.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 6.1% |
Top 10 of 10 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#9,515
of 50,000 tracked assignees
28.0 out of 100
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