Where does Shandong Agricultural University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Shandong Agricultural University ranks #23,363 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 Shandong Agricultural University hold?

Shandong Agricultural University holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is Shandong Agricultural University's Innovation Score?

Shandong Agricultural University has an Innovation Score of 50.9 out of 100 (top 12% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Shandong Agricultural University focus on?

Shandong Agricultural University's top technology area is Y02A (Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change) with 5 patents, ranking #851 of 3,645 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 25 CPC subclasses total.

Is Shandong Agricultural University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Shandong Agricultural University.

What does claim depth mean for Shandong Agricultural University's patents?

Shandong Agricultural University's patents average 11.0 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 Shandong Agricultural 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

Shandong Agricultural University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 25 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: Y02A (Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Shandong ranks #23,363 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 25 technology areas.

#23,363
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 12%
by Innovation Score (50.9/100): 11.0
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23363 · Foreign Corporation #23,363 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,363/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sephora USA
CPC-FOCUS Y02A · 25 areas
INNOV-PAR 50.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sephora USA, 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 Shandong’s 50.9 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 8.9 pts (17%) Velocity 17.8 pts (35%) Breadth 17.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 6.6 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Shandong's Innovation Score is 50.9/100 (top 12% 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 Shandong?

Each dot is one of Shandong’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). Shandong’s own 11.0 claims/patent is at or below the 11.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Shandong's grants concentrate

Shandong Agricultural University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 25 CPC subclasses with 41.7% of grants classified under Y02A (Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Shandong sits between Sephora USA, Inc. and Shenzhen Hubsan Technology Co., Ltd..

Shandong's three-year grant acceleration

Shandong Agricultural University shows 8 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.

Sephora USA

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12
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12

What this shows Shandong holds 12 patents at rank #23,428, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Shandong

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,428 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02A (Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change)

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

Shandong's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 12% higher than 88% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Shandong Agricultural University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	3	25.0%
2022	1	8.3%
2023	3	25.0%
2024	4	33.3%
2025partial year	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Shandong Agricultural University patent most?

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 5

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 4

C07K - Peptides 3

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 3

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 2

A01H - NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques 2

A01P - Biocidal, Pest Repellant, Pest Attractant OR Plant Growth Regulatory Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Preparations 1

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 1

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

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

A22B - Slaughtering 1

A22C - Processing Meat, Poultry, OR Fish 1

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A23B - Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables 1

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 1

Top 15 of 25 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

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

Shandong Agricultural University's lead technology class is Y02A (Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change), 41.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02A
Ranked #23,363 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Shandong Agricultural University against Sephora USA, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 50.9/100 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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