Where does Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) ranks #49,181 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 Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) hold?

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)'s Innovation Score?

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has an Innovation Score of 31.5 out of 100 (38th 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 Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) focus on?

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)'s top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 4 patents, ranking #4,709 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU).

What does claim depth mean for Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)'s patents?

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)'s patents average 13.4 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

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

Q: How is the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) 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 - 5 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Norwegian ranks #49,181 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 9 technology areas.

#49,181
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.5/100): 13.4
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49181 · Foreign Government #49,181 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNGOV · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #49,181/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Northwest Biotherape…
CPC-NARROW A61K · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNGOV Foreign Gov
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Northwest Biotherapeutics, 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 Norwegian’s 31.5 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 6.2 pts (20%) Velocity 6.7 pts (21%) Breadth 10.6 pts (34%) Claim depth 8.0 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Norwegian University… · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Norwegian's Innovation Score is 31.5/100 (38th 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 Norwegian?

Each dot is one of Norwegian’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). Norwegian’s own 13.4 claims/patent is at or below the 15.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Norwegian's grants concentrate

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Norwegian sits between Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. and Novahealth Biosystems, LLC.

Norwegian's three-year grant acceleration

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Northwest Biother…

5
Northwest Pipe

5
Northwest River S…

5
Nortic Holdings

5
Nova Dynamics

5
Nova Products

5
Nova Scientific

5
Novahealth Biosys…

5
Norwegian Univers… ◀

5

What this shows Norwegian holds 5 patents at rank #49,217, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Norwegian

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,217 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Norwegian's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	2	40.0%
2023	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

C07K - Peptides 3

A23B - Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables 3

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

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 3

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 2

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)'s lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #49,181 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) against Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.5/100 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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