USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Southeast University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 320 granted patents across 156 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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320

Total patents granted

156

CPC technology areas

7.9

Avg claims per patent

+427%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Southeast holds 320 US patents across 156 technology areas, rank #1,324 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,324
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (64.5/100): 7.9
avg claims per patent: +427%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Southeast University has been granted 320 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Southeast University at rank #1,324 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 156 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 7.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, Southeast University is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Southeast sits between Tokyo Institute Of Technology (322 patents, rank #1,320) and Itron, Inc. (319 patents, rank #1,328) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 64.5/100 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 269 grants, compared with 51 in the 2015–2019 window, a +427% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign 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. Southeast University's 7.9 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Southeast University against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Tokyo Institute o…

322
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321
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321
Converse

320
Sumco

320
Sandia

320
Southeast Univers… ◀

320
Amkor Technology

319
Itron

319

What this shows Southeast holds 320 patents at rank #1,324, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Southeast

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,324 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Southeast's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Southeast University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	2.2%
2016	5	1.6%
2017	13	4.1%
2018	10	3.1%
2019	16	5.0%
2020	16	5.0%
2021	42	13.1%
2022	39	12.2%
2023	57	17.8%
2024	68	21.3%
2025	47	14.7%

Which technologies does Southeast University patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 52

H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF 31

H04B - TRANSMISSION 25

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 24

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 21

H10D - INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 20

Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS 19

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 17

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 15

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 15

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 14

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 14

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 14

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 13

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 13

Top 15 of 156 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,324

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

64.5 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 Southeast University hold?

Southeast University holds 320 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 156 technology areas.

What is Southeast University's Innovation Score?

Southeast University has an Innovation Score of 64.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Southeast University focus on?

Southeast University's top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 52 patents. The company has filed patents in 156 CPC subclasses total.

Is Southeast University's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Southeast University's recent filing velocity is +427% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Southeast University's patents?

Southeast University's patents average 7.9 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Southeast 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.

How to use this portfolio

Southeast's 320 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Southeast ranks #1,324 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.