Where does James Cook University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), James Cook University ranks #32,152 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 James Cook University hold?

James Cook University holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is James Cook University's Innovation Score?

James Cook University has an Innovation Score of 36.3 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does James Cook University focus on?

James Cook University's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 7 patents, ranking #3,032 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is James Cook University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

James Cook University's recent grant velocity is +67% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for James Cook University's patents?

James Cook University's patents average 14.6 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 James Cook 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

James Cook University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, James ranks #32,152 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 14 technology areas.

#32,152
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.3/100): 14.6
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32152 · Foreign Corporation #32,152 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,152/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH J28 Design
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: J28 Design 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 James’s 36.3 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 7.6 pts (21%) Velocity 6.7 pts (18%) Breadth 13.2 pts (36%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Deephaven Data Labs · near

36
Fujitsu Connected · near

36
Guangzhou Ucweb… · near

36
James Cook University · this assignee

36
Pandora Media · near

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows James's Innovation Score is 36.3/100 (top 47% 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 James?

Each dot is one of James’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). James’s own 14.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where James's grants concentrate

James Cook University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 87.5% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, James sits between J28 Design Inc. and Jelitto Staudensamen GmbH.

James's three-year grant acceleration

James Cook University 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.

J28 Design

8
Jackson Pools

8
Jacobs & Thompson

8
Jadard Technology

8
Janus Internation…

8
JBS Hair

8
Jcet Group

8
Jelitto Staudensa…

8
James Cook Univer… ◀

8

What this shows James holds 8 patents at rank #32,138, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near James

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,138 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for James, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), James ranks #3,032 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (36 here).

Pandora Media, Inc. 36 Deephaven Data Labs LLC 36 Fujitsu Connected Technologies Limited 36 Guangzhou Ucweb Computer Technology Co., Ltd 36

James's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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James Cook University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	12.5%
2018	1	12.5%
2019	1	12.5%
2021	2	25.0%
2024	3	37.5%

Which technologies does James Cook University patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 7

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

A23K - Fodder 5

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

C07K - Peptides 2

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

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 1

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 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

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

James Cook University's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 87.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #32,152 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare James Cook University against J28 Design Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.3/100 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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