Where does ST. John's University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ST. John's University ranks #23,457 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 ST. John's University hold?

ST. John's University holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is ST. John's University's Innovation Score?

ST. John's University has an Innovation Score of 41.2 out of 100 (top 34% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is ST. John's University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ST. John's University's recent grant velocity is +75% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for ST. John's University's patents?

ST. John's University's patents average 14.0 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 ST. John's 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 US Corporation

ST. John's University

Q: What technology areas does ST. John's University focus on?

ST. John's University's top technology area is 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) with 6 patents, ranking #717 of 2,502 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: 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 Micr).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, St. ranks #23,457 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 9 technology areas.

#23,457
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (41.2/100): 14.0
avg claims per patent: +75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23457 · US Corporation #23,457 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,457/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Spreadtrum Communica…
CPC-NARROW C12Q · 9 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Spreadtrum Communications 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 St.’s 41.2 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 8.9 pts (22%) Velocity 13.3 pts (32%) Breadth 10.6 pts (26%) Claim depth 8.4 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Akzo Nobel · near

41
GlobeImmune · near

41
Innova Patent · near

41
Nanowear · near

41
ST John's University · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows St.'s Innovation Score is 41.2/100 (top 34% 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 St.?

Each dot is one of St.’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). St.’s own 14.0 claims/patent is at or below the 17.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where St.'s grants concentrate

ST. John's University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under 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 Micr). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, St. sits between Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc. and Stats (UK) Limited.

St.'s three-year grant acceleration

ST. John's University shows 6 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.

Spreadtrum Commun…

12
SPY EYE

12
SR Systems

12
Ssimwave

12
Stages

12
Stallergenes

12
Standard Microsys…

12
Stats (UK)

12
ST John's Univers… ◀

12

What this shows ST. holds 12 patents at rank #23,390, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ST

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,390 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for ST, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes), ST ranks #717 of 2,502 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (41 here).

Nanowear Inc. 41 Akzo Nobel N.V. 41 Innova Patent GMBH 41 GlobeImmune, Inc. 41

St.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 49,997 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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ST. John's University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	8.3%
2018	1	8.3%
2019	2	16.7%
2020	1	8.3%
2022	1	8.3%
2023	4	33.3%
2024	1	8.3%
2025partial year	1	8.3%

Which technologies does ST. John's University patent most?

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 6

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

H01K - Electric Incandescent Lamps 1

G21B - Fusion Reactors 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

Top 9 of 9 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

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

ST. John's University's lead technology class is 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 Micr), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12Q
Ranked #23,457 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ST. John's University against Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.2/100 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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