Where does Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital ranks #3,665 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 Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital's Innovation Score?

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital has an Innovation Score of 59.0 out of 100 (top 4% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital's recent grant velocity is +181% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital's patents?

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital's patents average 17.2 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 US Corporation

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Q: How many patents does Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital hold?

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital holds 100 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 38 technology areas.

Q: What technology areas does Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital focus on?

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 63 patents, ranking #321 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 38 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital 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 - 100 granted patents across 38 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 #3,665 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 100 patents across 38 technology areas.

#3,665
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.0/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: +181%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3665 · US Corporation #3,665 · 100 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 100 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,665/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Perkins Engines
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 38 areas
INNOV-PAR 59.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +181% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Perkins Engines Company Limited (±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 59.0 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 15.9 pts (27%) Velocity 10.9 pts (19%) Breadth 21.8 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (17%)

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Robotis · near

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Schneider Electric… · near

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Research's Innovation Score is 59.0/100 (top 4% 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 17.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Research's grants concentrate

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital is a focused PatentsView assignee: 38 CPC subclasses with 63% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (14 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Research sits between Perkins Engines Company Limited and A. O. Smith Corporation.

Research's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital moved from 25 to 41 grants (1.64x 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 #351. See the growth leaderboard.

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100
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100
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100
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100
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100
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100
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100
A O Smith

99

What this shows Research holds 100 patents at rank #3,666, 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 #3,666 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 #321 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (59 here).

KMW Inc. 59 Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc. 59 Robotis Co., Ltd. 59 Kyocera AVX Components (San Diego), Inc. 59

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.2 here).

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 17.2 avg Dover Europe Sàrl 17.2 avg Ecole Superieure DE Physique ET DE Chimie Industrielles DE LA Ville DE Paris 17.2 avg TomTom Navigation B.V. 17.2 avg

Research's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	2.0%
2016	2	2.0%
2017	6	6.0%
2018	4	4.0%
2019	7	7.0%
2020	9	9.0%
2021	9	9.0%
2022	13	13.0%
2023	14	14.0%
2024	14	14.0%
2025partial year	20	20.0%

Which technologies does Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 63

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 50

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 50

C07K - Peptides 43

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 16

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 15

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 14

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 12

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 10

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 7

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 6

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 6

C12Y - Enzymes 6

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 5

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 3

Top 15 of 38 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 Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 63% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #3,665 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital against Perkins Engines Company Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 59.0/100 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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