Where does Loma Linda University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Loma Linda University ranks #8,857 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 Loma Linda University hold?

Loma Linda University holds 36 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 38 technology areas.

What is Loma Linda University's Innovation Score?

Loma Linda University has an Innovation Score of 52.7 out of 100 (top 10% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Loma Linda University focus on?

Loma Linda University's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 17 patents, ranking #1,331 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 38 CPC subclasses total.

Is Loma Linda University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Loma Linda University's recent grant velocity is -30% 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 Loma Linda University's patents?

Loma Linda University's patents average 16.4 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 Loma Linda 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

Loma Linda University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 36 granted patents across 38 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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, Loma ranks #8,857 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 36 patents across 38 technology areas.

#8,857
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.7/100): 16.4
avg claims per patent: -30%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8857 · US Corporation #8,857 · 36 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 36 grants
UPPER-Q #8,857/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Kenu
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 38 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -30% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Kenu, 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 Loma’s 52.7 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 12.5 pts (24%) Velocity 8.6 pts (16%) Breadth 21.8 pts (41%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kapsch TrafficCom · near

53
Loma Linda University · this assignee

53
Genetec · near

53
Laboratoires Bodycad · near

53
Lashify · near

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Loma's Innovation Score is 52.7/100 (top 10% 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 Loma?

Each dot is one of Loma’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). Loma’s own 16.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Loma's grants concentrate

Loma Linda University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 38 CPC subclasses with 47.2% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Loma sits between Kenu, Inc. and Mani, Inc..

Loma's three-year grant acceleration

Loma Linda University shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Kenu

36
Leggett & Platt C…

36
Lifeline Scientif…

36
Limacorporate S P…

36
Life Holdings PTE

36
Lycera

36
Mafi Group AB

36
Mani

36
Loma Linda Univer… ◀

36

What this shows Loma holds 36 patents at rank #8,855, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Loma

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,855 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Loma, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), Loma ranks #1,331 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (53 here).

Kapsch TrafficCom AG 53 Laboratoires Bodycad Inc. 53 Genetec Inc. 53 Lashify, Inc. 53

Loma's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

View data table

Loma Linda University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	16.7%
2016	7	19.4%
2017	4	11.1%
2018	1	2.8%
2019	2	5.6%
2020	3	8.3%
2021	2	5.6%
2022	2	5.6%
2023	4	11.1%
2024	3	8.3%
2025partial year	2	5.6%

Which technologies does Loma Linda University patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 17

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 9

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 9

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

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 5

A61C - DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene 5

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 4

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 3

C07K - Peptides 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 2

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 2

C12Y - Enzymes 2

Top 15 of 38 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Loma Linda University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Loma Linda University's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 47.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #8,857 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Loma Linda University against Kenu, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.7/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.