Where does Oulun yliopisto rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Oulun yliopisto ranks #17,979 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 Oulun yliopisto hold?

Oulun yliopisto holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Oulun yliopisto's Innovation Score?

Oulun yliopisto has an Innovation Score of 47.9 out of 100 (top 18% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Oulun yliopisto's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Oulun yliopisto's recent grant velocity is +67% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Oulun yliopisto's patents?

Oulun yliopisto's patents average 14.8 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 Oulun yliopisto 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 Foreign Corporation

Oulun yliopisto

Q: What technology areas does Oulun yliopisto focus on?

Oulun yliopisto's top technology area is C04B (Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone) with 4 patents, ranking #320 of 1,052 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 15 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: C04B (Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Oulun ranks #17,979 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 15 technology areas.

#17,979
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.9/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17979 · Foreign Corporation #17,979 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,979/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Optoma
CPC-FOCUS C04B · 15 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Optoma Corporation (±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 Oulun’s 47.9 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 9.8 pts (20%) Velocity 15.6 pts (33%) Breadth 13.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 8.9 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ecovative Design · near

48
Neuropore Therapies · near

48
Amphenol Commercial… · near

48
Oulun yliopisto · this assignee

48
Proterra · near

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Oulun's Innovation Score is 47.9/100 (top 18% 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 Oulun?

Each dot is one of Oulun’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). Oulun’s own 14.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Oulun's grants concentrate

Oulun yliopisto is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under C04B (Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Oulun sits between Optoma Corporation and Peacock Apparel Group, Inc..

Oulun's three-year grant acceleration

Oulun yliopisto shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Optoma

16
Or-ment

16
Ora Metrix

16
Orison

16
Ovonic Battery

16
Pact XPP

16
PAO Shen Enterpri…

16
Peacock Apparel G…

16
Oulun yliopisto ◀

16

What this shows Oulun holds 16 patents at rank #17,976, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Oulun

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,976 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C04B (Lime)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Oulun, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C04B (Lime), Oulun ranks #320 of 1,052 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (48 here).

Amphenol Commercial Products (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. 48 Proterra Ag, Inc. 48 Neuropore Therapies, Inc. 48 Ecovative Design LLC 48

Oulun's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% 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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Oulun yliopisto patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	6.3%
2016	3	18.8%
2017	1	6.3%
2018	1	6.3%
2020	2	12.5%
2021	1	6.3%
2022	1	6.3%
2023	4	25.0%
2024	2	12.5%

Which technologies does Oulun yliopisto patent most?

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 4

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 3

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 3

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 2

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 2

C22C - Alloys 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

H05H - Plasma Technique ; Production OF Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles OR OF NEUTRONS; Production OR Acceleration OF Neutral Molecular OR Atomic Beams 1

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

Top 15 of 15 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

Oulun yliopisto's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Oulun yliopisto's lead technology class is C04B (Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C04B
Ranked #17,979 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Oulun yliopisto against Optoma Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.9/100 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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