Where does Meharry Medical College rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Meharry Medical College ranks #21,436 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 Meharry Medical College hold?

Meharry Medical College holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Meharry Medical College's Innovation Score?

Meharry Medical College has an Innovation Score of 46.8 out of 100 (top 20% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Meharry Medical College focus on?

Meharry Medical College's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 11 patents, ranking #2,031 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Meharry Medical College's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Meharry Medical College.

What does claim depth mean for Meharry Medical College's patents?

Meharry Medical College's patents average 14.8 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 Meharry Medical College 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

Meharry Medical College

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Meharry ranks #21,436 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 14 technology areas.

#21,436
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 20%
by Innovation Score (46.8/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21436 · US Corporation #21,436 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,436/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Measurement…
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd. (±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 Meharry’s 46.8 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 9.1 pts (19%) Velocity 15.6 pts (33%) Breadth 13.2 pts (28%) Claim depth 8.9 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Meharry Medical… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Meharry's Innovation Score is 46.8/100 (top 20% 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 Meharry?

Each dot is one of Meharry’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). Meharry’s own 14.8 claims/patent is at or below the 16.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Meharry's grants concentrate

Meharry Medical College is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 84.6% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Meharry sits between Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd. and Metran Co., Ltd..

Meharry's three-year grant acceleration

Meharry Medical College shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

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Metabolix

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Metran

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What this shows Meharry holds 13 patents at rank #21,458, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Meharry

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,458 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Meharry's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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Meharry Medical College patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	7.7%
2021	2	15.4%
2024	7	53.8%
2025partial year	3	23.1%

Which technologies does Meharry Medical College patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 11

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

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 5

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 3

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 2

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 2

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 2

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 1

C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof 1

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Meharry Medical College's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Meharry Medical College's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 84.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #21,436 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Meharry Medical College against Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.8/100 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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