Where does NorthShore University HealthSystem rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), NorthShore University HealthSystem ranks #12,598 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 NorthShore University HealthSystem hold?

NorthShore University HealthSystem holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is NorthShore University HealthSystem's Innovation Score?

NorthShore University HealthSystem has an Innovation Score of 32.9 out of 100 (43rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does NorthShore University HealthSystem focus on?

NorthShore University HealthSystem's top technology area is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables) with 19 patents, ranking #297 of 3,424 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is NorthShore University HealthSystem's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

NorthShore University HealthSystem's recent grant velocity is -59% 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 NorthShore University HealthSystem's patents?

NorthShore University HealthSystem's patents average 18.8 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 NorthShore University HealthSystem 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 US Corporation

NorthShore University HealthSystem

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 6 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: G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Northshore ranks #12,598 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 6 technology areas.

#12,598
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.9/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent: -59%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12598 · US Corporation #12,598 · 24 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,598/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ningbo Shijia…
CPC-NARROW G01R · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -59% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ningbo Shijia Cleaning Tools Co., Ltd. (±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 Northshore’s 32.9 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 11.1 pts (34%) Velocity 1.8 pts (5%) Breadth 8.7 pts (26%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Northshore's Innovation Score is 32.9/100 (43rd 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 Northshore?

Each dot is one of Northshore’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). Northshore’s own 18.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 6.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Northshore's grants concentrate

NorthShore University HealthSystem is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 79.2% of grants classified under G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Northshore sits between Ningbo SKL International Co., Ltd. and Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc..

Northshore's three-year grant acceleration

NorthShore University HealthSystem shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Ningbo SKL Intern…

24
Ningbo Shijia Cle…

24
Ninthdecimal

24
Norix Group

24
OMM Imports

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Ocean Spray Cranb…

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Northshore Univer… ◀

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What this shows NorthShore holds 24 patents at rank #12,601, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near NorthShore

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,601 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01R (Measuring Electric Variables)

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

Northshore's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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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NorthShore University HealthSystem patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	8.3%
2016	3	12.5%
2017	2	8.3%
2018	3	12.5%
2019	7	29.2%
2020	4	16.7%
2022	1	4.2%
2023	1	4.2%
2024	1	4.2%

Which technologies does NorthShore University HealthSystem patent most?

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 19

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 14

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 4

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

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

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 3

Top 6 of 6 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

NorthShore University HealthSystem's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

NorthShore University HealthSystem's lead technology class is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables), 79.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01R
Ranked #12,598 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare NorthShore University HealthSystem against Ningbo SKL International Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.9/100 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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