Where does North-West University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), North-West University ranks #10,412 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 North-West University hold?

North-West University holds 30 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 40 technology areas.

What is North-West University's Innovation Score?

North-West University has an Innovation Score of 49.1 out of 100 (top 15% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does North-West University focus on?

North-West University's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 8 patents, ranking #2,286 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 40 CPC subclasses total.

Is North-West University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

North-West University's recent grant velocity is -27% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for North-West University's patents?

North-West University'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.

How is the North-West University 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

North-West University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 30 granted patents across 40 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, North-west ranks #10,412 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 30 patents across 40 technology areas.

#10,412
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.1/100): 10.5
avg claims per patent: -27%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10412 · Foreign Corporation #10,412 · 30 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 30 grants
UPPER-Q #10,412/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH NeuMoDx Molecular
CPC-WIDE A61P · 40 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -27% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: NeuMoDx Molecular, 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 North-west’s 49.1 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 11.9 pts (24%) Velocity 8.6 pts (17%) Breadth 22.4 pts (46%) Claim depth 6.3 pts (13%)

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Elan Microelectronics · near

49
North-West University · this assignee

49
Rhode Island Hospital · near

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows North-west's Innovation Score is 49.1/100 (top 15% 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 North-west?

Each dot is one of North-west’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). North-west’s own 10.5 claims/patent is at or below the 14.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where North-west's grants concentrate

North-West University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 40 CPC subclasses with 26.7% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, North-west sits between NeuMoDx Molecular, Inc. and Office Kick, Inc..

North-west's three-year grant acceleration

North-West University shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

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What this shows North-West holds 30 patents at rank #10,414, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near North-West

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,414 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in North-West's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for North-West, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…), North-West ranks #2,286 of 6,058 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (49 here).

Aker Solutions AS 49 Rhode Island Hospital 49 Elan Microelectronics Corporation 49 Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated 49

North-west's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 15% higher than 85% 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.

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North-West University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	10.0%
2016	1	3.3%
2017	3	10.0%
2018	3	10.0%
2019	5	16.7%
2020	1	3.3%
2021	1	3.3%
2022	1	3.3%
2023	2	6.7%
2024	6	20.0%
2025partial year	4	13.3%

Which technologies does North-West University patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 8

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 6

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 5

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

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 3

C12Y - Enzymes 3

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 3

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 3

C07K - Peptides 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 2

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 2

G01W - Meteorology 2

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 2

H01T - Spark GAPS; Overvoltage Arresters Using Spark GAPS; Sparking PLUGS; Corona DEVICES; Generating Ions TO BE Introduced Into Non-enclosed Gases 2

Top 15 of 40 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

North-West University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

North-West University's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 26.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #10,412 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare North-West University against NeuMoDx Molecular, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.1/100 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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