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Middle Tennessee State University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2024. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Middle ranks #41,700 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 8 technology areas.

#41,700
of 49,997 US assignees by volume
39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.9/100)
14.2
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41700 · US Corporation #41,700 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

  • GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
  • LOWER-Q #41,700/49,997
  • PHOTO-FINISH Microtek International
  • CPC-NARROW A61K · 8 areas
  • INNOV-THIN 31.9/100
  • CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
  • TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
  • SPAN-YRS 2021–2024 · 4y
  • BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Microtek International 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 Middle’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.

Innovation-score neighbourhood around Middle

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.

score

What this shows Middle'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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score As of 2015–2025

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Middle?

Each dot is one of Middle’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). Middle’s own 14.2 claims/patent is at or below the 15.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Middle vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Granted patents (volume) (X) and Avg claims / patent (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Volume + depthSelective & thoroughVolume over depthLean filer 5.96.06.066.06.06.1 510152025 Granted patents (volume) Avg claims / patent Microtek International Inc. - 6, 12.17Microtek Internat…Microvast Inc. - 6, 15.17MicrovastMidaco Corporation - 6, 15.83MidacoMidatech Pharma (WALES) Limited - 6, 19.5Midatech Pharma (…Midwest Industrial Supply, Inc. - 6, 8Midwest Industria…MIH Water Treatment, Inc. - 6, 9MIH Water Treatme…Millrock Technology, Inc. - 6, 17Millrock Technolo…Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - 6, 20.83Mimetogen Pharmac…Middle Tennessee State University - 6, 14.17Middle Tennessee…
Middle vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Middle's grants concentrate

Middle Tennessee State University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Middle sits between Microtek International Inc. and Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Middle's three-year grant acceleration

Middle Tennessee State University shows 3 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.

Who files at Middle's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Middle holds 6 patents at rank #41,589, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Middle

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,589 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Middle'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

This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Middle Tennessee State University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2021 3 50.0%
2022 2 33.3%
2024 1 16.7%

Which technologies does Middle Tennessee State University patent most?

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Middle Tennessee State University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

  • Middle Tennessee State University's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
  • Ranked #41,700 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
  • Compare Middle Tennessee State University against Microtek International Inc., 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

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.