USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Ontera Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 8 technology areas, active 2019–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

24.6

Avg claims per patent

+250%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Ontera holds 9 US patents across 8 technology areas, rank #29,673 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#29,673
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 52%
by Innovation Score (34.6/100): 24.6
avg claims per patent: +250%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Ontera Inc. has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2019 and 2022, placing Ontera Inc. at rank #29,673 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 8 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 24.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a US Corporation, Ontera Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Ontera sits between Oneida, Llc (9 patents, rank #29,669) and Optellum Limited (9 patents, rank #29,677) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 34.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 7 grants, compared with 2 in the 2015–2019 window, a +250% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Ontera Inc.'s 24.6 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 8 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Ontera Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Ontera holds 9 patents at rank #29,673, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

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By rank, the assignees closest to #29,673 in granted patent volume.

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

Ontera's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 52% higher than 48% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2022

Grants by year

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

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Ontera Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	2	22.2%
2020	4	44.4%
2021	1	11.1%
2022	2	22.2%

Which technologies does Ontera Inc. patent most?

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 8

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 6

C07K - PEPTIDES 1

G16B - BIOINFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR GENETIC OR PROTEIN-RELATED DATA PROCESSING IN COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 1

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 1

B81C - PROCESSES OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS 1

B81B - MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#29,673

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

34.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Ontera Inc. hold?

Ontera Inc. holds 9 US granted patents filed between 2019 and 2022, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Ontera Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Ontera Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ontera Inc. focus on?

Ontera Inc.'s top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 8 patents. The company has filed patents in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ontera Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Ontera Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +250% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Ontera Inc.'s patents?

Ontera Inc.'s patents average 24.6 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Ontera Inc. 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.

How to use this portfolio

Ontera's 9 grants land it in the top 52% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Ontera ranks #29,673 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01N - see who else leads that technology area. G01N leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.