Where does J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. ranks #24,596 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 J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. hold?

J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.0 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -43% 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 J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.'s patents?

J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.'s patents average 14.3 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 J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. 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

J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. focus on?

J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.'s top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 8 patents, ranking #1,253 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, J. ranks #24,596 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 14 technology areas.

#24,596
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (37.0/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -43%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24596 · US Corporation #24,596 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,596/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Isolation Equipment…
CPC-FOCUS C12N · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -43% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Isolation Equipment Services 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 J.’s 37.0 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 8.6 pts (23%) Velocity 6.7 pts (18%) Breadth 13.2 pts (36%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
J Craig Venter… · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows J.'s Innovation Score is 37.0/100 (top 45% 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 J.?

Each dot is one of J.’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). J.’s own 14.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where J.'s grants concentrate

J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 72.7% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, J. sits between Isolation Equipment Services Inc. and Jane, S.A..

J.'s three-year grant acceleration

J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Isolation Equipme…

11
Istari Digital

11
Istituto di Genom…

11
J Brasch

11
J Sonic Services

11
J E T

11
J R Setina Manufa…

11
Jane

11
J Craig Venter In… ◀

11

What this shows J. holds 11 patents at rank #24,584, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near J

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,584 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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

J.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

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

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J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	9.1%
2017	3	27.3%
2018	1	9.1%
2019	2	18.2%
2021	1	9.1%
2022	1	9.1%
2024	2	18.2%

Which technologies does J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 8

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 8

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 5

C07K - Peptides 4

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 4

C12Y - Enzymes 3

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

C12R - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12c - C12q, Relating TO Microorganisms 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

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

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

Top 14 of 14 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

J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.'s lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 72.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #24,596 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. against Isolation Equipment Services Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.0/100 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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