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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), National University of Ireland Maynooth ranks #10,111 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 Maynooth hold?

National University of Ireland Maynooth holds 31 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is National University of Ireland Maynooth's Innovation Score?

National University of Ireland Maynooth has an Innovation Score of 41.7 out of 100 (top 32% 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 Maynooth focus on?

National University of Ireland Maynooth's top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 21 patents, ranking #1,302 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

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

National University of Ireland Maynooth's recent grant velocity is +7% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for National University of Ireland Maynooth's patents?

National University of Ireland Maynooth's patents average 15.8 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 Maynooth 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 Maynooth

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 31 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, National ranks #10,111 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 31 patents across 20 technology areas.

#10,111
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 32%
by Innovation Score (41.7/100): 15.8
avg claims per patent: +7%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10111 · Foreign Corporation #10,111 · 31 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 31 grants
UPPER-Q #10,111/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nagasaki University
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 20 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +7% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nagasaki University (±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 41.7 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 12.0 pts (29%) Velocity 4.4 pts (11%) Breadth 15.8 pts (38%) Claim depth 9.5 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Astrium SAS · near

42
Fortiss · near

42
Imagine Communications · near

42
National University… · this assignee

42
Nikon Metrology · near

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows National's Innovation Score is 41.7/100 (top 32% 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 15.8 claims/patent is at or below the 18.5 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.

Where National's grants concentrate

National University of Ireland Maynooth is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 67.7% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, National sits between Noble International, Inc. and NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc..

National's three-year grant acceleration

National University of Ireland Maynooth shows 8 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.

Noble Internation…

31
Northgate

31
Nagasaki Universi…

31
National Service…

31
Nativo

31
Neptune Technolog…

31
Nevermind Capital

31
Newleaf Symbiotics

31
National Universi… ◀

31

What this shows National holds 31 patents at rank #10,114, 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 #10,114 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 #1,302 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (42 here).

Nikon Metrology NV 42 Astrium SAS 42 Imagine Communications Corp. 42 Fortiss, LLC 42

National's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 32% higher than 68% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

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 Ireland Maynooth patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	12.9%
2016	1	3.2%
2017	2	6.5%
2018	4	12.9%
2019	4	12.9%
2020	4	12.9%
2021	4	12.9%
2022	2	6.5%
2023	4	12.9%
2024	2	6.5%

Which technologies does National University of Ireland Maynooth patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 21

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 12

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 6

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 3

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

H04B - Transmission 2

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 2

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 2

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 2

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

H04M - Telephonic Communication 2

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 1

H04J - Multiplex Communication 1

Top 15 of 20 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 Maynooth's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

National University of Ireland Maynooth's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 67.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #10,111 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare National University of Ireland Maynooth against Noble International, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.7/100 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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