USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 3,784 granted patents across 386 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Explore the portfolio See the ranking

3,784

Total patents granted

386

CPC technology areas

20.7

Avg claims per patent

+20%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Massachusetts holds 3,784 US patents across 386 technology areas, rank #96 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#96
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (71.2/100): 20.7
avg claims per patent: +20%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology has been granted 3,784 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Massachusetts Institute Of Technology at rank #96 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 386 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a US Corporation, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Massachusetts sits between Blackberry Limited (3,953 patents, rank #92) and Sandisk Technologies, Inc. (3,712 patents, rank #100) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 71.2/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 2,066 grants, compared with 1,718 in the 2015–2019 window, a +20% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology's 20.7 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Massachusetts Institute Of Technology against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Blackberry

3,953
Deere &

3,926
Renesas

3,882
Fanuc

3,797
Massachusetts Ins… ◀

3,784
Xerox

3,772
Bayerische Motore…

3,749
KIA

3,712
Sandisk

3,712

What this shows Massachusetts holds 3,784 patents at rank #96, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Massachusetts

By rank, the assignees closest to #96 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Massachusetts's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

71 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 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

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	315	8.3%
2016	301	8.0%
2017	346	9.1%
2018	353	9.3%
2019	403	10.7%
2020	446	11.8%
2021	394	10.4%
2022	337	8.9%
2023	363	9.6%
2024	294	7.8%
2025	232	6.1%

Which technologies does Massachusetts Institute Of Technology patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 639

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 541

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 530

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 382

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 313

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 290

C07K - PEPTIDES 278

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 249

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 227

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 207

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 180

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 167

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 164

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 163

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 155

Top 15 of 386 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#96

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

71.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Massachusetts Institute Of Technology hold?

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology holds 3,784 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 386 technology areas.

What is Massachusetts Institute Of Technology's Innovation Score?

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology has an Innovation Score of 71.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Massachusetts Institute Of Technology focus on?

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 639 patents. The company has filed patents in 386 CPC subclasses total.

Is Massachusetts Institute Of Technology's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology's recent filing velocity is +20% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Massachusetts Institute Of Technology's patents?

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology's patents average 20.7 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology 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.

How to use this portfolio

Massachusetts's 3,784 grants land it in the top 0.1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Massachusetts ranks #96 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61K - see who else leads that technology area. A61K leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.