Where does Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York ranks #2,335 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

What is Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York's Innovation Score?

Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York has an Innovation Score of 57.4 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%).

Is Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York's recent grant velocity is -36% 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 Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York's patents?

Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York's patents average 15.4 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.

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Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York

Q: How many patents does Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York hold?

Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York holds 168 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 108 technology areas.

Q: What technology areas does Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York focus on?

Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 39 patents, ranking #558 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 108 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York 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 - 168 granted patents across 108 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, Research ranks #2,335 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 168 patents across 108 technology areas.

#2,335
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.4/100): 15.4
avg claims per patent: -36%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2335 · US Corporation #2,335 · 168 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 168 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,335/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Magna Exteriors
CPC-WIDE A61K · 108 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -36% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Magna Exteriors Inc. (±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 Research’s 57.4 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 17.7 pts (31%) Velocity 5.4 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Research Foundation… · this assignee

57
UNIVERSITÉ DE Bordeaux · near

57
UNIVERSITÉ DE Lille · near

57
University of Hong… · near

57
Gilead Sciences · near

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Research's Innovation Score is 57.4/100 (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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Research?

Each dot is one of Research’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). Research’s own 15.4 claims/patent is at or below the 15.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Research's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York received 62 grants versus 97 in 2015–2019 (-36% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2018 at 25 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 5. Lead class A61K accounts for 23.2% of the portfolio across 108 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Magna Exteriors Inc. (#2,331) and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (#2,339).

Research's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York moved from 43 to 35 grants (0.81x 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 #1,793. See the growth leaderboard.

Magna Exteriors

168
NLT

168
Netronome Systems

168
Oerlikon Surface…

168
Sanden

168
Techtronic Floor…

168
The Government of…

168
Tracfone Wireless

168
Research Foundati… ◀

168

What this shows Research holds 168 patents at rank #2,335, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Research

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,335 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Research, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), Research ranks #558 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

University of Hong Kong 57 UNIVERSITÉ DE Bordeaux 57 UNIVERSITÉ DE Lille 57 Gilead Sciences, Inc. 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.4 here).

HP Indigo B.V. 15.4 avg Deka Products Limited Parternship 15.4 avg OUR United Corporation 15.4 avg Micro Focus Software Inc. 15.4 avg

Research'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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Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	17	10.1%
2016	18	10.7%
2017	21	12.5%
2018	25	14.9%
2019	16	9.5%
2020	10	6.0%
2021	17	10.1%
2022	16	9.5%
2023	5	3.0%
2024	14	8.3%
2025partial year	9	5.4%

Which technologies does Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 39

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 29

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 21

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 19

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 18

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 17

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 12

B01D - Separation 12

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 11

C12Y - Enzymes 11

C07K - Peptides 10

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 9

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 9

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 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 8

Top 15 of 108 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

Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 23.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #2,335 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Research Foundation OF THE City University OF NEW York against Magna Exteriors Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.4/100 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

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.