Where does Meiji University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Meiji University ranks #22,967 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 Meiji University hold?

Meiji University holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Meiji University's Innovation Score?

Meiji University has an Innovation Score of 37.0 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Meiji University focus on?

Meiji University's top technology area is G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding) with 3 patents, ranking #2,219 of 5,108 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

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

Meiji 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 Meiji University's patents?

Meiji University's patents average 14.3 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 Meiji 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

Meiji University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 23 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: G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Meiji ranks #22,967 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 23 technology areas.

#22,967
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (37.0/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22967 · Foreign Corporation #22,967 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,967/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Media IP
CPC-FOCUS G06V · 23 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Media IP, 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 Meiji’s 37.0 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 8.9 pts (24%) Velocity 2.7 pts (7%) Breadth 17.0 pts (46%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Meiji University · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Meiji's Innovation Score is 37.0/100 (top 45% 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 Meiji?

Each dot is one of Meiji’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). Meiji’s own 14.3 claims/patent is at or below the 18.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Meiji's grants concentrate

Meiji University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Meiji sits between Media IP, Inc. and Menlo Therapeutics Inc..

Meiji's three-year grant acceleration

Meiji University shows 2 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.

Media IP

12
Medical Microinst…

12
Medigene Immunoth…

12
Medipost

12
Meissner Filtrati…

12
Melitta Single Po…

12
Memsen

12
Menlo Therapeutics

12
Meiji University ◀

12

What this shows Meiji holds 12 patents at rank #22,937, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Meiji

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,937 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding)

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

Meiji's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% 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.

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Meiji University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	8.3%
2017	1	8.3%
2018	1	8.3%
2019	1	8.3%
2020	3	25.0%
2021	1	8.3%
2022	1	8.3%
2024	1	8.3%
2025partial year	2	16.7%

Which technologies does Meiji University patent most?

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

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

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; Fertilising 1

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

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 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

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 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

G10H - Electrophonic Musical INSTRUMENTS; Instruments IN Which THE Tones ARE Generated BY Electromechanical Means OR Electronic Generators, OR IN Which THE Tones ARE Synthesised From A Data Store 1

Top 15 of 23 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

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

Meiji University's lead technology class is G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06V
Ranked #22,967 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Meiji University against Media IP, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.0/100 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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