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State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Ed. on Behalf of Oregon State Univ.

Q: Where does State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Ed. on Behalf of Oregon State Univ. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Ed. on Behalf of Oregon State Univ. ranks #14,960 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Ed. on Behalf of Oregon State Univ. 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 - 20 granted patents across 55 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, State ranks #14,960 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 55 technology areas.

#14,960
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.8/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14960 · US Corporation #14,960 · 20 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,960/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Smart Vent Products
CPC-WIDE Y10T · 55 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Smart Vent Products LLC (±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 State’s 47.8 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 10.5 pts (22%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 25.0 pts (52%) Claim depth 12.2 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
State of Oregon… · this assignee

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows State's Innovation Score is 47.8/100 (top 18% 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 State?

Each dot is one of State’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). State’s own 20.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How State's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Ed. on Behalf of Oregon State Univ. received 0 grants versus 20 in 2015–2019 (-100% equal-window velocity, bottom decile growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2015 at 9 grants and bottomed in 2019 at 1. Lead class Y10T accounts for 15% of the portfolio across 55 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Smart Vent Products LLC (#14,957) and Swift Fuels, LLC (#14,965).

Smart Vent Produc…

20
Snell Holdings

20
Spinergy

20
Star Headlight &…

20
Stereovision Imag…

20
Sterilance Medica…

20
Stryker Trauma

20
Swift Fuels

20
State of Oregon a… ◀

20

What this shows State holds 20 patents at rank #14,961, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near State

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,961 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification)

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

State's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Ed. on Behalf of Oregon State Univ. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	45.0%
2016	8	40.0%
2017	2	10.0%
2019	1	5.0%

Which technologies does State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Ed. on Behalf of Oregon State Univ. patent most?

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 3

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 3

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 2

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 2

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

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 2

C01G - Compounds Containing Metals NOT Covered BY Subclasses C01d OR C01f 2

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 2

B01D - Separation 1

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

Top 15 of 55 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

State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Ed. on Behalf of Oregon State Univ.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Ed. on Behalf of Oregon State Univ.'s lead technology class is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification), 15% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y10T
Ranked #14,960 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Ed. on Behalf of Oregon State Univ. against Smart Vent Products LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.8/100 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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