Where does Kent State University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kent State University ranks #4,160 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 Kent State University hold?

Kent State University holds 86 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 68 technology areas.

What is Kent State University's Innovation Score?

Kent State University has an Innovation Score of 56.4 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%).

Is Kent State University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kent State University's recent grant velocity is +10% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Kent State University's patents?

Kent State University's patents average 18.2 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 Kent State 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 US Corporation

Kent State University

Q: What technology areas does Kent State University focus on?

Kent State University's top technology area is 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) with 44 patents, ranking #90 of 1,354 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 68 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 86 granted patents across 68 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: 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; Optica).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kent ranks #4,160 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 86 patents across 68 technology areas.

#4,160
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.4/100): 18.2
avg claims per patent: +10%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4160 · US Corporation #4,160 · 86 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 86 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,160/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Genghiscomm Holdings
CPC-WIDE G02F · 68 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +10% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Genghiscomm Holdings, 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.

How Kent’s 56.4 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 15.4 pts (27%) Velocity 5.1 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 10.9 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
British American… · near

56
Kent State University · this assignee

56
Matthews International · near

56
Varian Semiconductor… · near

56
Verint Americas · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kent's Innovation Score is 56.4/100 (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 Kent?

Each dot is one of Kent’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). Kent’s own 18.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Kent's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Kent State University received 45 grants versus 41 in 2015–2019 (+10% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 16 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 6. Lead class G02F accounts for 51.2% of the portfolio across 68 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC (#4,157) and Neturen Co., Ltd. (#4,165).

Kent's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Kent State University moved from 29 to 22 grants (0.76x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Genghiscomm Holdi…

86
Harnischfeger

86
Kyocera SLD Laser

86
Kellogg Brown & R…

86
Mochida Pharmaceu…

86
Means Industries

86
National Presto I…

86
Neturen

86
Kent State Univer… ◀

86

What this shows Kent holds 86 patents at rank #4,161, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kent

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,161 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02F (Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Kent, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G02F (Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light…), Kent ranks #90 of 1,354 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Matthews International Corporation 56 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited 56 Verint Americas Inc. 56 Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.2 here).

True Manufacturing Co., Inc. 18.2 avg Joy Global Underground Mining LLC 18.2 avg Mattson Technology, Inc. 18.2 avg WhatsApp LLC 18.2 avg

Kent'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.

View data table

Kent State University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	11.6%
2016	11	12.8%
2017	8	9.3%
2018	6	7.0%
2019	6	7.0%
2020	16	18.6%
2021	7	8.1%
2022	7	8.1%
2023	8	9.3%
2024	7	8.1%

Which technologies does Kent State University patent most?

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 44

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 23

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 23

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 6

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

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 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 4

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 4

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 4

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 3

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 3

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors 3

Top 15 of 68 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

Kent State University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kent State University's lead technology class is 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; Optica), 51.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02F
Ranked #4,160 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kent State University against Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.4/100 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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