Where does Macquarie University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Macquarie University ranks #14,758 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 Macquarie University hold?

Macquarie University holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Macquarie University's Innovation Score?

Macquarie University has an Innovation Score of 49.1 out of 100 (top 15% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Macquarie University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Macquarie University's recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Macquarie University's patents?

Macquarie University's patents average 18.9 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 Macquarie 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

Macquarie University

Q: What technology areas does Macquarie University focus on?

Macquarie University's top technology area is H01S (Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical) with 7 patents, ranking #194 of 855 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 22 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: H01S (Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Macquarie ranks #14,758 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 22 technology areas.

#14,758
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.1/100): 18.9
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14758 · Foreign Corporation #14,758 · 20 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,758/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Lynk Global
CPC-FOCUS H01S · 22 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Lynk Global, 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 Macquarie’s 49.1 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 10.5 pts (21%) Velocity 10.7 pts (22%) Breadth 16.6 pts (34%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Macquarie University · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Macquarie's Innovation Score is 49.1/100 (top 15% 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 Macquarie?

Each dot is one of Macquarie’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). Macquarie’s own 18.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Macquarie's grants concentrate

Macquarie University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 35% of grants classified under H01S (Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Macquarie sits between Lynk Global, Inc. and Meco SA.

Macquarie's three-year grant acceleration

Macquarie University shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Lynk Global

20
M M A Design

20
M2 Distribution

20
M3 Health INDÚStr…

20
Mandos

20
Marel Townsend Fu…

20
Maven Optronics

20
Meco

20
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20

What this shows Macquarie holds 20 patents at rank #14,755, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Macquarie

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,755 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01S (Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimu…)

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

Macquarie's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 15% higher than 85% 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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Macquarie University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	5.0%
2017	3	15.0%
2018	3	15.0%
2019	1	5.0%
2020	2	10.0%
2021	2	10.0%
2022	4	20.0%
2023	3	15.0%
2024	1	5.0%

Which technologies does Macquarie University patent most?

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 7

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 5

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 3

H02N - Electric Machines NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

C07K - Peptides 3

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 3

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 2

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

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

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

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 1

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

Top 15 of 22 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

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Macquarie University's lead technology class is H01S (Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges), 35% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01S
Ranked #14,758 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Macquarie University against Lynk Global, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.1/100 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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