Where does Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research ranks #8,623 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research's recent grant velocity is -97% 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 Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research's patents?

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research's patents average 19.5 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research

Q: How many patents does Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research hold?

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research holds 37 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 16 technology areas.

Q: What is Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research's Innovation Score?

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research has an Innovation Score of 38.4 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Q: What technology areas does Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research focus on?

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research's top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 14 patents, ranking #1,832 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research 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 PatentsView assignee record - 37 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Khalifa ranks #8,623 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 37 patents across 16 technology areas.

#8,623
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.4/100): 19.5
avg claims per patent: -97%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8623 · Foreign Corporation #8,623 · 37 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 37 grants
UPPER-Q #8,623/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kadtc Pet Supplies
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -97% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kadtc Pet Supplies 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 Khalifa’s 38.4 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 12.6 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.1 pts (37%) Claim depth 11.7 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
John Zink · near

38
Khalifa University… · this assignee

38
Kissei Pharmaceutical · near

38
Rubicon Global… · near

38
Seqirus UK · near

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Khalifa's Innovation Score is 38.4/100 (top 41% 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 Khalifa?

Each dot is one of Khalifa’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). Khalifa’s own 19.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Khalifa's grants concentrate

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 37.8% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (13 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Khalifa sits between Krosakiharima Corporation and Liebherr-aerospace Lindenberg GMBH.

Krosakiharima

37
Kadtc Pet Supplies

37
Karyopharm Therap…

37
Ketra

37
Kite Pharma

37
Lensvector

37
Leoni Bordnetz-sy…

37
Liebherr-aerospac…

37
Khalifa Universit… ◀

37

What this shows Khalifa holds 37 patents at rank #8,625, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Khalifa

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,625 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Khalifa, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information), Khalifa ranks #1,832 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 38 Seqirus UK Limited 38 John Zink Company, LLC 38 Rubicon Global Holdings, LLC 38

Khalifa's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	24.3%
2016	7	18.9%
2017	13	35.1%
2018	4	10.8%
2019	3	8.1%
2020	1	2.7%

Which technologies does Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 14

H04J - Multiplex Communication 14

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 13

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 6

H04B - Transmission 5

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 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

G11C - Static Stores 2

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 2

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND Communication Technologies [ICT], I.E. Information AND Communication Technologies Aiming AT THE Reduction OF Their OWN Energy USE 1

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

H03L - Automatic Control, Starting, Synchronisation OR Stabilisation OF Generators OF Electronic Oscillations OR Pulses 1

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 37.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #8,623 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research against Krosakiharima Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.4/100 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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