USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 16 technology areas, active 2019–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06K (GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

20.5

Avg claims per patent

+0%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Rhode holds 8 US patents across 16 technology areas, rank #33,087 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#33,087
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 51%
by Innovation Score (35.0/100): 20.5
avg claims per patent: +0%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education has been granted 8 US utility patents between 2019 and 2023, placing Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education at rank #33,087 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 16 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06K (GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS). As a US Corporation, Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Rhode sits between Rezolute, Inc. (8 patents, rank #33,083) and Ridecell, Inc. (8 patents, rank #33,091) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 35.0/100 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 4 grants, compared with 4 in the 2015–2019 window, a +0% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education's 20.5 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 16 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Rhode holds 8 patents at rank #33,087, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Rhode

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,087 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06K (Graphical DATA Reading)

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

Rhode's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 51% higher than 49% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2023

Grants by year

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

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Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	4	50.0%
2020	3	37.5%
2023	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education patent most?

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 2

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 2

C25D - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR 1

B81C - PROCESSES OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS 1

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 1

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 1

H10D - INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 1

F28D - HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT 1

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 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

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 1

C07K - PEPTIDES 1

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 1

C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE ; CERAMICS ; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE 1

G01K - MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#33,087

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

35.0 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 Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education hold?

Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education holds 8 US granted patents filed between 2019 and 2023, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education's Innovation Score?

Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education has an Innovation Score of 35.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education focus on?

Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education's top technology area is G06K (GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS) with 2 patents. The company has filed patents in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education's recent filing velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education's patents?

Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education's patents average 20.5 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Rhode Island Council On Postsecondary Education 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

Rhode's 8 grants land it in the top 51% 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 - Rhode ranks #33,087 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06K - see who else leads that technology area. G06K 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

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.