Where does Smithsonian Institution rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Smithsonian Institution ranks #27,452 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 Smithsonian Institution hold?

Smithsonian Institution holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Smithsonian Institution's Innovation Score?

Smithsonian Institution has an Innovation Score of 45.2 out of 100 (top 24% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Smithsonian Institution focus on?

Smithsonian Institution's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 4 patents, ranking #4,040 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Smithsonian Institution's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Smithsonian Institution's recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Smithsonian Institution's patents?

Smithsonian Institution's patents average 9.5 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.

How is the Smithsonian Institution 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 US Corporation

Smithsonian Institution

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Smithsonian ranks #27,452 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 10 technology areas.

#27,452
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (45.2/100): 9.5
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27452 · US Corporation #27,452 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,452/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Slettvoll Møbler AS
CPC-FOCUS A61P · 10 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.2/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Slettvoll Møbler AS (±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 Smithsonian’s 45.2 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 8.3 pts (18%) Velocity 20.0 pts (44%) Breadth 11.2 pts (25%) Claim depth 5.7 pts (13%)

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What this shows Smithsonian's Innovation Score is 45.2/100 (top 24% 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 Smithsonian?

Each dot is one of Smithsonian’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). Smithsonian’s own 9.5 claims/patent is at or below the 14.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Smithsonian's grants concentrate

Smithsonian Institution is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Smithsonian sits between Slettvoll Møbler AS and Soma Research, LLC.

Smithsonian's three-year grant acceleration

Smithsonian Institution shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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 Smithsonian holds 10 patents at rank #27,491, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Smithsonian

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,491 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

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

Smithsonian's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Smithsonian Institution patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	10.0%
2017	1	10.0%
2018	2	20.0%
2022	3	30.0%
2023	1	10.0%
2024	2	20.0%

Which technologies does Smithsonian Institution patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

C07K - Peptides 2

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

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Smithsonian Institution's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Smithsonian Institution's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #27,452 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Smithsonian Institution against Slettvoll Møbler AS, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.2/100 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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