Where does Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London ranks #27,219 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 Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London hold?

Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London's Innovation Score?

Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London has an Innovation Score of 29.6 out of 100 (31st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London's recent grant velocity is -57% 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 Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London's patents?

Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London's patents average 14.3 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London

Q: What technology areas does Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London focus on?

Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 4 patents, ranking #3,181 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London 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 PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Queen ranks #27,219 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 13 technology areas.

#27,219
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.6/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -57%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27219 · Foreign Corporation #27,219 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,219/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Qingdao Institute…
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -57% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology (±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 Queen’s 29.6 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 8.3 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (43%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Amphenol FCI… · near

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Apogenix · near

30
CaptionCall · near

30
Encell Technology · near

30
Queen Mary &… · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Queen's Innovation Score is 29.6/100 (31st 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 Queen?

Each dot is one of Queen’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). Queen’s own 14.3 claims/patent is at or below the 18.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Queen's grants concentrate

Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Queen sits between Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology and R & D Tool & Engineering Co..

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What this shows Queen holds 10 patents at rank #27,209, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Queen

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,209 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Queen, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), Queen ranks #3,181 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (30 here).

CaptionCall, LLC 30 Apogenix AG 30 Encell Technology, Inc. 30 Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd. 30

Queen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	10.0%
2016	1	10.0%
2017	3	30.0%
2018	2	20.0%
2020	3	30.0%

Which technologies does Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

C07K - Peptides 3

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 2

C03C - Chemical Composition OF Glasses, Glazes OR Vitreous ENAMELS; Surface Treatment OF GLASS; Surface Treatment OF Fibres OR Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals OR SLAGS; Joining Glass TO Glass OR Other Materials 1

C03B - Manufacture, Shaping, OR Supplementary Processes 1

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 1

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 1

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 1

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 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #27,219 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London against Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.6/100 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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