Where does Stephen F. Austin State University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Stephen F. Austin State University ranks #43,326 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 Stephen F. Austin State University hold?

Stephen F. Austin State University holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2022, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Stephen F. Austin State University's Innovation Score?

Stephen F. Austin State University has an Innovation Score of 25.2 out of 100 (17th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Stephen F. Austin State University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Stephen F. Austin State University's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Stephen F. Austin State University's patents?

Stephen F. Austin State University's patents average 11.5 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 Stephen F. Austin State 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

Stephen F. Austin State University

Q: What technology areas does Stephen F. Austin State University focus on?

Stephen F. Austin State University's top technology area is 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) with 4 patents, ranking #364 of 1,216 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2022. 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: 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Stephen ranks #43,326 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.

#43,326
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.2/100): 11.5
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43326 · US Corporation #43,326 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,326/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Stellar Group
CPC-NARROW A01N · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.2/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Stellar Group, 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 Stephen’s 25.2 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 6.7 pts (27%) Velocity 2.2 pts (9%) Breadth 9.4 pts (37%) Claim depth 6.9 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Stephen F Austin… · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Stephen's Innovation Score is 25.2/100 (17th percentile 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 Stephen?

Each dot is one of Stephen’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). Stephen’s own 11.5 claims/patent is at or below the 16.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Stephen's grants concentrate

Stephen F. Austin State University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under 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). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Stephen sits between Stellar Group, Inc. and Stop River Development LLC.

Stephen's three-year grant acceleration

Stephen F. Austin State University shows 1 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.

Stellar Group

6
Stemsynergy Thera…

6
Stemina Biomarker…

6
Stempf Automotive…

6
Stereo Display

6
Stichting Vumc

6
Stimdia Medical

6
Stop River Develo…

6
Stephen F Austin… ◀

6

What this shows Stephen holds 6 patents at rank #43,364, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Stephen

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,364 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01N (Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR…)

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

Stephen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 17th percentile higher than 17% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Stephen F. Austin State University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2020	2	33.3%
2022	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Stephen F. Austin State University patent most?

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 4

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

C05G - Mixtures OF Fertilisers Covered Individually BY Different Subclasses OF Class C05; Mixtures OF ONE OR More Fertilisers With Materials NOT Having A Specific Fertilising Activity, e.g. Pesticides, Soil-conditioners, Wetting Agents ; Fertilisers Characterised BY Their Form 2

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

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 2

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

Top 7 of 7 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

Stephen F. Austin State University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Stephen F. Austin State University's lead technology class is 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), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01N
Ranked #43,326 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Stephen F. Austin State University against Stellar Group, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.2/100 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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