Where does Seoul National University Industry Foundation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Seoul National University Industry Foundation ranks #14,256 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 Seoul National University Industry Foundation hold?

Seoul National University Industry Foundation holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Seoul National University Industry Foundation's Innovation Score?

Seoul National University Industry Foundation has an Innovation Score of 40.4 out of 100 (top 36% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Seoul National University Industry Foundation focus on?

Seoul National University Industry Foundation's top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 5 patents, ranking #4,044 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

Is Seoul National University Industry Foundation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Seoul National University Industry Foundation's recent grant velocity is -89% 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 Seoul National University Industry Foundation's patents?

Seoul National University Industry Foundation's patents average 17.5 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

Seoul National University Industry Foundation

Q: How is the Seoul National University Industry Foundation 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 - 21 granted patents across 23 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Seoul ranks #14,256 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 23 technology areas.

#14,256
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 36%
by Innovation Score (40.4/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: -89%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14256 · Foreign Corporation #14,256 · 21 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #14,256/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH SciFluor Life Sciences
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 23 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -89% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: SciFluor Life Sciences, 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 Seoul’s 40.4 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 10.7 pts (26%) Velocity 2.2 pts (5%) Breadth 17.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (26%)

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What this shows Seoul's Innovation Score is 40.4/100 (top 36% 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 Seoul?

Each dot is one of Seoul’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). Seoul’s own 17.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Seoul's grants concentrate

Seoul National University Industry Foundation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 23.8% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Seoul sits between SciFluor Life Sciences, Inc. and Siklu Communication Ltd..

Seoul's three-year grant acceleration

Seoul National University Industry Foundation shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows Seoul holds 21 patents at rank #14,284, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Seoul

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,284 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Seoul's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 36% higher than 64% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Seoul National University Industry Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	42.9%
2016	7	33.3%
2018	1	4.8%
2019	2	9.5%
2021	1	4.8%
2022	1	4.8%

Which technologies does Seoul National University Industry Foundation patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

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 3

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 3

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 3

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 1

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 15 of 23 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

Seoul National University Industry Foundation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Seoul National University Industry Foundation's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 23.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #14,256 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Seoul National University Industry Foundation against SciFluor Life Sciences, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.4/100 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

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