Where does Indian Institute OF Technology rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Indian Institute OF Technology ranks #16,103 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 Indian Institute OF Technology hold?

Indian Institute OF Technology holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 36 technology areas.

What is Indian Institute OF Technology's Innovation Score?

Indian Institute OF Technology has an Innovation Score of 56.2 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Indian Institute OF Technology focus on?

Indian Institute OF Technology's top technology area is B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus) with 3 patents, ranking #1,161 of 2,755 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 36 CPC subclasses total.

Is Indian Institute OF Technology's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Indian Institute OF Technology's recent grant velocity is -36% 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 Indian Institute OF Technology's patents?

Indian Institute OF Technology's patents average 13.6 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 Indian Institute OF 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Government

Indian Institute OF Technology

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 36 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Indian ranks #16,103 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 36 technology areas.

#16,103
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.2/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: -36%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16103 · Foreign Government #16,103 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,103/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Idhl Holdings
CPC-FOCUS B01J · 36 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNGOV Foreign Gov
VEL-DOWN -36% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Idhl Holdings, 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 Indian’s 56.2 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 10.2 pts (18%) Velocity 16.7 pts (30%) Breadth 21.2 pts (38%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Indian's Innovation Score is 56.2/100 (top 6% 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 Indian?

Each dot is one of Indian’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). Indian’s own 13.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Indian's grants concentrate

Indian Institute OF Technology is a focused PatentsView assignee: 36 CPC subclasses with 16.7% of grants classified under B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Indian sits between Idhl Holdings, Inc. and Intradin (HUZHOU) Precision Technology Co., Ltd..

Indian's three-year grant acceleration

Indian Institute OF Technology shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Idhl Holdings

18
IDT Europe

18
Ifgcure Holdings

18
Includefitness

18
Innoscience (Suzh…

18
Inolex Investment

18
Intermec

18
Intradin (Huzhou)…

18
Indian Institute… ◀

18

What this shows Indian holds 18 patents at rank #16,096, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Indian

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,096 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes)

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

Indian's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Indian Institute OF Technology patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.6%
2016	4	22.2%
2017	1	5.6%
2018	5	27.8%
2020	1	5.6%
2021	1	5.6%
2023	2	11.1%
2024	3	16.7%

Which technologies does Indian Institute OF Technology patent most?

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 3

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

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 1

C12Y - Enzymes 1

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

E05D - Hinges OR Suspension Devices FOR Doors, Windows OR Wings 1

Top 15 of 36 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

Indian Institute OF Technology's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Indian Institute OF Technology's lead technology class is B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus), 16.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01J
Ranked #16,103 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Indian Institute OF Technology against Idhl Holdings, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.2/100 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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