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Purdue Research Foundation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,690 granted patents across 326 technology areas, active 2015–2025. 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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1,690
Total patents granted
326
CPC technology areas
14.9
Avg claims per patent
+74%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Purdue holds 1,690 US patents across 326 technology areas, rank #251 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#251
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 1%
by Innovation Score (67.4/100)
14.9
avg claims per patent
+74%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Purdue Research Foundation has been granted 1,690 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Purdue Research Foundation at rank #251 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 326 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a US Corporation, Purdue Research Foundation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Purdue sits between Wuhan China STAR Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. (1,717 patents, rank #247) and THE Regents OF THE University OF Michigan (1,666 patents, rank #255) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 67.4/100 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 1,073 grants, compared with 617 in the 2015–2019 window, a +74% 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. Purdue Research Foundation's 14.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Purdue Research Foundation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Purdue's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Purdue holds 1,690 patents at rank #251, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Purdue

By rank, the assignees closest to #251 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Purdue's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Purdue Research Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 114 6.7%
2016 114 6.7%
2017 108 6.4%
2018 132 7.8%
2019 149 8.8%
2020 188 11.1%
2021 175 10.4%
2022 190 11.2%
2023 199 11.8%
2024 210 12.4%
2025 111 6.6%

Which technologies does Purdue Research Foundation patent most?

Top 15 of 326 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#251

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

67.4 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 Purdue Research Foundation hold?
Purdue Research Foundation holds 1,690 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 326 technology areas.
What is Purdue Research Foundation's Innovation Score?
Purdue Research Foundation has an Innovation Score of 67.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Purdue Research Foundation focus on?
Purdue Research Foundation's top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 297 patents. The company has filed patents in 326 CPC subclasses total.
Is Purdue Research Foundation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Purdue Research Foundation's recent filing velocity is +74% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Purdue Research Foundation's patents?
Purdue Research Foundation's patents average 14.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Purdue Research 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.

How to use this portfolio

Purdue's 1,690 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - Purdue ranks #251 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

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.