Where does Ochsner Clinic Foundation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ochsner Clinic Foundation ranks #49,256 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 Ochsner Clinic Foundation hold?

Ochsner Clinic Foundation holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Ochsner Clinic Foundation's Innovation Score?

Ochsner Clinic Foundation has an Innovation Score of 23.9 out of 100 (13th 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 Ochsner Clinic Foundation focus on?

Ochsner Clinic Foundation's top technology area is C12Y (Enzymes) with 5 patents, ranking #508 of 1,675 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ochsner Clinic Foundation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ochsner Clinic Foundation's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Ochsner Clinic Foundation's patents?

Ochsner Clinic Foundation's patents average 15.0 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 Ochsner Clinic Foundation 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

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: C12Y (Enzymes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ochsner ranks #49,256 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 6 technology areas.

#49,256
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 13th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.9/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49256 · US Corporation #49,256 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #49,256/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH OAW Holdings
CPC-NARROW C12Y · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: OAW Holdings LLC (±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 Ochsner’s 23.9 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 6.2 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (38%)

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What this shows Ochsner's Innovation Score is 23.9/100 (13th 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 Ochsner?

Each dot is one of Ochsner’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). Ochsner’s own 15.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Ochsner's grants concentrate

Ochsner Clinic Foundation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C12Y (Enzymes). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Ochsner sits between OAW Holdings LLC and OFEK—ESHKOLOT Research AND Development Ltd..

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What this shows Ochsner holds 5 patents at rank #49,255, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ochsner

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,255 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12Y (Enzymes)

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

Ochsner's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 13th percentile higher than 13% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Ochsner Clinic Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2019	3	60.0%

Which technologies does Ochsner Clinic Foundation patent most?

C12Y - Enzymes 5

C07K - Peptides 5

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 5

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 5

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 5

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

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

Ochsner Clinic Foundation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ochsner Clinic Foundation's lead technology class is C12Y (Enzymes), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12Y
Ranked #49,256 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ochsner Clinic Foundation against OAW Holdings LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.9/100 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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