Where does Memorial University of Newfoundland rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Memorial University of Newfoundland ranks #22,972 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 Memorial University of Newfoundland hold?

Memorial University of Newfoundland holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is Memorial University of Newfoundland's Innovation Score?

Memorial University of Newfoundland has an Innovation Score of 31.9 out of 100 (39th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Memorial University of Newfoundland focus on?

Memorial University of Newfoundland's top technology area is A22C (Processing Meat, Poultry, OR Fish) with 2 patents, ranking #83 of 119 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

Is Memorial University of Newfoundland's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Memorial University of Newfoundland's recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Memorial University of Newfoundland's patents?

Memorial University of Newfoundland's patents average 10.5 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 Memorial University of Newfoundland 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

Memorial University of Newfoundland

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: A22C (Processing Meat, Poultry, OR Fish).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Memorial ranks #22,972 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 19 technology areas.

#22,972
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.9/100): 10.5
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22972 · Foreign Corporation #22,972 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,972/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Meditech Spine
CPC-FOCUS A22C · 19 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Meditech Spine, LLC (±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 Memorial’s 31.9 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 (28%) Velocity 1.3 pts (4%) Breadth 15.4 pts (48%) Claim depth 6.3 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Memorial University… · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Memorial's Innovation Score is 31.9/100 (39th percentile 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 Memorial?

Each dot is one of Memorial’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). Memorial’s own 10.5 claims/patent is at or below the 11.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Memorial's grants concentrate

Memorial University of Newfoundland is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 16.7% of grants classified under A22C (Processing Meat, Poultry, OR Fish). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Memorial sits between Meditech Spine, LLC and Mettler Packaging LLC.

Memorial's three-year grant acceleration

Memorial University of Newfoundland shows 1 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.

Meditech Spine

12
Megakaryon

12
Meizu Technology

12
Melior Pharmaceut…

12
Mercedes Textiles

12
Mercury Systems

12
Meridian Manufact…

12
Mettler Packaging

12
Memorial Universi… ◀

12

What this shows Memorial holds 12 patents at rank #22,997, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Memorial

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,997 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A22C (Processing Meat)

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

Memorial's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Memorial University of Newfoundland patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	8.3%
2016	1	8.3%
2017	3	25.0%
2018	1	8.3%
2019	4	33.3%
2020	1	8.3%
2023	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Memorial University of Newfoundland patent most?

A22C - Processing Meat, Poultry, OR Fish 2

F03B - Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 2

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 2

Y02C - Capture, Storage, Sequestration OR Disposal OF Greenhouse Gases [GHG] 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

B01D - Separation 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

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 1

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 1

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 1

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

H02N - Electric Machines NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 1

Top 15 of 19 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

Memorial University of Newfoundland's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Memorial University of Newfoundland's lead technology class is A22C (Processing Meat, Poultry, OR Fish), 16.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A22C
Ranked #22,972 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Memorial University of Newfoundland against Meditech Spine, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.9/100 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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