National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), The United States of America NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR)
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2019. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, National ranks #41,872 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.
- #41,872
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 15th percentile
- by Innovation Score (24.6/100)
- 14.2
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R41872 · US Federal Government #41,872 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USGOV · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
- LOWER-Q #41,872/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Nanoshell
- CPC-NARROW A61K · 7 areas
- INNOV-THIN 24.6/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Nanoshell Company, 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 National’s 24.6 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 National
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- National Institutes… · this assignee 25
National Institutes… · this assignee
25 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows National's Innovation Score is 24.6/100 (15th 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 National?
Each dot is one of National’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). National’s own 14.2 claims/patent is at or below the 14.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where National's grants concentrate
National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), The United States of America NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR) is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, National sits between Nanoshell Company, LLC and NavLab Holdings II, LLC.
Who files at National's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Nanoshell
Nanoshell Company, LLC
6 patents
- Nantong Schmidt O…
Nantong Schmidt Opto-Electrical Technology Co. Ltd.
6 patents
- Nara Machinery
Nara Machinery Co., Ltd.
6 patents
- National Institut…
National Institute of Aerospace Associates
6 patents
- National Universi…
National University Corporation Kitami Institute of Technology
6 patents
- Naturally Recycle…
Naturally Recycled Proteins, LLC
6 patents
- Nature's Sunshine…
Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc.
6 patents
- Navlab Holdings II
NavLab Holdings II, LLC
6 patents
- National Institut… ◀
National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), The United States of America NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR)
6 patents
What this shows National holds 6 patents at rank #41,951, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near National
By rank, the assignees closest to #41,951 in granted patent volume.
- Nanoshell Company, LLC #41,947 · 6 patents
- Nantong Schmidt Opto-Electrical Technology Co. Ltd. #41,948 · 6 patents
- Nara Machinery Co., Ltd. #41,949 · 6 patents
- National Institute of Aerospace Associates #41,950 · 6 patents
- National University Corporation Kitami Institute of Technology #41,952 · 6 patents
- Naturally Recycled Proteins, LLC #41,953 · 6 patents
- Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. #41,954 · 6 patents
- NavLab Holdings II, LLC #41,955 · 6 patents
Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in National's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,779 in class
- L'Oreal 1,250 in class
- Novartis AG 988 in class
- The Procter & Gamble Company 985 in class
- The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 950 in class
- The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 813 in class
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 768 in class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 760 in class
National's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
25 15th percentile higher than 15% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 83.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 16.7% |
Which technologies does National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), The United States of America NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR) patent most?
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), The United States of America NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR)'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), The United States of America NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR)'s lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
- Ranked #41,872 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), The United States of America NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR) against Nanoshell Company, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 24.6/100 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.
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.