Where does Rmit University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Rmit University ranks #42,699 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 Rmit University hold?

Rmit University holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Rmit University's Innovation Score?

Rmit University has an Innovation Score of 33.3 out of 100 (44th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Rmit University focus on?

Rmit University's top technology area is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles) with 1 patents, ranking #825 of 1,384 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Rmit University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Rmit University's recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Rmit University's patents?

Rmit University's patents average 20.7 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.

How is the Rmit University 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Rmit University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Rmit ranks #42,699 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 16 technology areas.

#42,699
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 44th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.3/100): 20.7
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42699 · Foreign Corporation #42,699 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,699/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH RKD Engineering
CPC-FOCUS B05B · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: RKD Engineering Corporation (±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 Rmit’s 33.3 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 6.7 pts (20%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.1 pts (42%) Claim depth 12.4 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Akatsuki · near

33
Dongguan Shichang… · near

33
DUO Security · near

33
Mitsubishi Aluminum · near

33
Rmit University · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Rmit's Innovation Score is 33.3/100 (44th 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 Rmit?

Each dot is one of Rmit’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). Rmit’s own 20.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Rmit's grants concentrate

Rmit University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 16.7% of grants classified under B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Rmit sits between RKD Engineering Corporation and Rohm AND Haas Electronic Materials Singapore PTE, Ltd.

RKD Engineering

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6
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6
Rmit University ◀

6

What this shows Rmit holds 6 patents at rank #42,596, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Rmit

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,596 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05B (Spraying Apparatus)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Rmit, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B05B (Spraying Apparatus), Rmit ranks #825 of 1,384 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (33 here).

Akatsuki Inc. 33 Mitsubishi Aluminum Co., Ltd. 33 Dongguan Shichang Metals Factory Ltd. 33 DUO Security, Inc. 33

Rmit's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 44th percentile higher than 44% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Rmit University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2018	3	50.0%
2020	1	16.7%
2021	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Rmit University patent most?

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

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 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

B06B - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Generating OR Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations OF Infrasonic, Sonic, OR Ultrasonic Frequency, ; e.g.; FOR Performing Mechanical Work IN General 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

D03D - Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms 1

D01F - Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments 1

D04B - Knitting 1

D02G - Crimping OR Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, OR YARNS; Yarns OR Threads 1

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 1

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Rmit University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Rmit University's lead technology class is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles), 16.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B05B
Ranked #42,699 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Rmit University against RKD Engineering Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.3/100 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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