Where does National University of Ireland, Galway rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), National University of Ireland, Galway ranks #5,174 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 Ireland, Galway hold?

National University of Ireland, Galway holds 67 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 33 technology areas.

What is National University of Ireland, Galway's Innovation Score?

National University of Ireland, Galway has an Innovation Score of 51.4 out of 100 (top 11% 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 Ireland, Galway focus on?

National University of Ireland, Galway's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 34 patents, ranking #557 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 33 CPC subclasses total.

Is National University of Ireland, Galway's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

National University of Ireland, Galway's recent grant velocity is +78% 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 Ireland, Galway's patents?

National University of Ireland, Galway's patents average 17.3 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 National University of Ireland, Galway 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

National University of Ireland, Galway

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 67 granted patents across 33 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, National ranks #5,174 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 67 patents across 33 technology areas.

#5,174
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (51.4/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: +78%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5174 · Foreign Corporation #5,174 · 67 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 67 grants
UPPER-Q #5,174/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Magna Powertrain
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 33 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +78% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Magna Powertrain, 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 National’s 51.4 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 14.6 pts (28%) Velocity 6.1 pts (12%) Breadth 20.3 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Inventec Appliances · near

51
National University… · this assignee

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Universidade DE… · near

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LS Cable & System · near

51
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows National's Innovation Score is 51.4/100 (top 11% 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 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where National's grants concentrate

National University of Ireland, Galway is a focused PatentsView assignee: 33 CPC subclasses with 50.7% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (14 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2017. By volume, National sits between Minerva Surgical, Inc. and Proterra Ag, Inc..

National's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, National University of Ireland, Galway moved from 24 to 22 grants (0.92x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Minerva Surgical

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Magna Powertrain

67
Moen Incorporated

67
NCS Multistage

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Oncotherapy Scien…

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Optos

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Preh

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Proterra

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National Universi… ◀

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What this shows National holds 67 patents at rank #5,175, 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 #5,175 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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 A61B (Diagnosis), National ranks #557 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (51 here).

Inventec Appliances Corp. 51 Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University 51 Universidade DE Coimbra 51 LS Cable & System Ltd. 51

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.3 here).

THE Trustees OF Indiana University 17.3 avg Unison Industries, LLC 17.3 avg Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. 17.3 avg Rolls-Royce Corporation 17.3 avg

National's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 11% higher than 89% 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.

View data table

National University of Ireland, Galway patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	6.0%
2016	4	6.0%
2017	3	4.5%
2018	7	10.4%
2019	5	7.5%
2020	14	20.9%
2021	5	7.5%
2022	9	13.4%
2023	5	7.5%
2024	8	11.9%
2025partial year	3	4.5%

Which technologies does National University of Ireland, Galway patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 34

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 13

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 10

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 7

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 7

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 6

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 4

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 3

H04M - Telephonic Communication 3

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 3

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

Top 15 of 33 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 Ireland, Galway's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

National University of Ireland, Galway's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 50.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #5,174 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare National University of Ireland, Galway against Minerva Surgical, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.4/100 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.

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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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