Where does National University OF Defense Technology rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), National University OF Defense Technology ranks #4,901 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 National University OF Defense Technology hold?

National University OF Defense Technology holds 71 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 57 technology areas.

What is National University OF Defense Technology's Innovation Score?

National University OF Defense Technology has an Innovation Score of 66.1 out of 100 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does National University OF Defense Technology focus on?

National University OF Defense Technology's top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 17 patents, ranking #1,573 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 57 CPC subclasses total.

Is National University OF Defense Technology's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

National University OF Defense Technology's recent grant velocity is +767% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for National University OF Defense Technology's patents?

National University OF Defense Technology'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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Government

National University OF Defense Technology

Q: How is the National University OF Defense Technology 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 PatentsView assignee record - 71 granted patents across 57 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, National ranks #4,901 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 71 patents across 57 technology areas.

#4,901
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.1/100): 10.5
avg claims per patent: +767%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4901 · Foreign Government #4,901 · 71 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNGOV · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 71 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,901/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Manitowoc Crane…
CPC-WIDE H04L · 57 areas
INNOV-STRONG 66.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNGOV Foreign Gov
VEL-SURGE +767% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Manitowoc Crane Companies, 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 66.1 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 14.8 pts (22%) Velocity 20.0 pts (30%) Breadth 25.0 pts (38%) Claim depth 6.3 pts (10%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Jabil · near

66
National University… · this assignee

66
Wisconsin Alumni… · near

66
OmniVision · near

66
Varian Medical Systems · near

66
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows National's Innovation Score is 66.1/100 (top 1% 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 10.5 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.

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

How National's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, National University OF Defense Technology received 52 grants versus 6 in 2015–2019 (+767% equal-window velocity, top decile growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2023 at 14 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 1. Lead class H04L accounts for 23.9% of the portfolio across 57 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC (#4,897) and Omeros Corporation (#4,905).

National's three-year grant acceleration

National University OF Defense Technology shows 41 grants in 2022–2024 against only 12 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.

Manitowoc Crane C…

71
Matthews Internat…

71
Mcalister

71
National Universi…

71
NGM Biopharmaceut…

71
Nuvera Fuel Cells

71
Ohio State Univer…

71
Omeros

71
National Universi… ◀

71

What this shows National holds 71 patents at rank #4,901, 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 #4,901 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for National, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information), National ranks #1,573 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (66 here).

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 66 Jabil Inc. 66 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 66 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 66

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (10.5 here).

Tokin Corporation 10.5 avg Kddi Corporation 10.5 avg Denso Corporation 10.5 avg Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. 10.5 avg

National's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

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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National University OF Defense Technology patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	2.8%
2016	1	1.4%
2018	2	2.8%
2019	1	1.4%
2020	4	5.6%
2021	7	9.9%
2022	13	18.3%
2023	14	19.7%
2024	14	19.7%
2025partial year	13	18.3%

Which technologies does National University OF Defense Technology patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 17

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 16

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 13

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 6

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND Communication Technologies [ICT], I.E. Information AND Communication Technologies Aiming AT THE Reduction OF Their OWN Energy USE 6

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 6

H04B - Transmission 6

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 5

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 4

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 4

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 2

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 2

Top 15 of 57 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

National University OF Defense Technology's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

National University OF Defense Technology's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 23.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #4,901 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare National University OF Defense Technology against Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 66.1/100 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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