Where does Ohio University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ohio University ranks #3,456 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 Ohio University hold?

Ohio University holds 107 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 96 technology areas.

What is Ohio University's Innovation Score?

Ohio University has an Innovation Score of 57.3 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ohio University focus on?

Ohio University's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 25 patents. Grants appear in 96 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ohio University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ohio University's recent grant velocity is -11% 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 Ohio University's patents?

Ohio University'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 Ohio 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 US Corporation

Ohio University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 107 granted patents across 96 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ohio ranks #3,456 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 107 patents across 96 technology areas.

#3,456
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.3/100): 15.8
avg claims per patent: -11%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3456 · US Corporation #3,456 · 107 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 107 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,456/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Galderma Research &…
CPC-WIDE A61K · 96 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -11% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Galderma Research & Development (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Wayne Fueling Systems · near

57
Advics · near

57
Lilac Solutions · near

57
Ohio University · this assignee

57
The University… · near

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ohio's Innovation Score is 57.3/100 (top 5% 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.

How Ohio's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Ohio University received 49 grants versus 55 in 2015–2019 (-11% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 15 grants and bottomed in 2021 at 5. Lead class A61K accounts for 23.4% of the portfolio across 96 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Galderma Research & Development (#3,452) and Sunshine Lake Pharma Co., Ltd. (#3,460).

Ohio's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Ohio University moved from 30 to 30 grants (1.00x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,177. See the growth leaderboard.

Galderma Research…

107
Jilin University

107
Mitsui High-tec

107
Nxgen Partners IP

107
Persimmon

107
Reckitt Benckiser…

107
Sacmi Cooperativa…

107
Sunshine Lake Pha…

107
Ohio University ◀

107

What this shows Ohio holds 107 patents at rank #3,456, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ohio

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,456 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Ohio, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Advics Co., Ltd. 57 Lilac Solutions, Inc. 57 Wayne Fueling Systems LLC 57 The University Court of the University of Edinburgh 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.8 here).

Celgard, LLC 15.8 avg Soucy International Inc. 15.8 avg Solvay SA 15.8 avg Universal Lighting Technologies Inc. 15.8 avg

Ohio's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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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Ohio University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	13.1%
2016	8	7.5%
2017	9	8.4%
2018	13	12.1%
2019	11	10.3%
2020	14	13.1%
2021	5	4.7%
2022	15	14.0%
2023	6	5.6%
2024	9	8.4%
2025partial year	3	2.8%

Which technologies does Ohio University patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 25

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 22

C07K - Peptides 10

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 9

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 8

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 8

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 8

C25B - Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Processes FOR THE Production OF Compounds OR NON-METALS; Apparatus Therefor 8

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 8

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 7

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 7

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 6

B03C - Magnetic OR Electrostatic Separation OF Solid Materials From Solid Materials OR FLUIDS; Separation BY High-voltage Electric Fields 6

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 6

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 6

Top 15 of 96 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,456

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

Ohio University's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 23.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #3,456 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ohio University against Galderma Research & Development, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.3/100 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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