Overall rank by patents
#30,102
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 16 technology areas, active 2016–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. 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).
The verdict
Stichting holds 9 US patents across 16 technology areas, rank #30,102 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Stichting Vu-vumc has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2016 and 2022, placing Stichting Vu-vumc at rank #30,102 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 16 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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). As a Foreign Corporation, Stichting Vu-vumc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Stichting sits between Stabila Messgeräte Gustav Ullrich Gmbh (9 patents, rank #30,098) and Strongbridge Dublin Limited (9 patents, rank #30,106) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 31.8/100 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 4 grants, compared with 5 in the 2015–2019 window, a -20% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Stichting Vu-vumc's 14.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 16 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Stichting Vu-vumc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
STABILA Messgeräte Gustav Ullrich GmbH
9 patents
STAUBLI LYON
9 patents
STEERE ENTERPRISES, INC.
9 patents
STEP2GOLD CO., LTD.
9 patents
STMicroelectronics Belgium
9 patents
STRATEC Consumables GmbH
9 patents
STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIPS, LLC
9 patents
STRONGBRIDGE DUBLIN LIMITED
9 patents
STICHTING VU-VUMC
9 patents
What this shows Stichting holds 9 patents at rank #30,102, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #30,102 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Stichting's primary technology class.
Stichting's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
32 Top 61% higher than 39% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2020 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 11.1% |
Top 15 of 16 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#30,102
Across all tracked assignees
31.8 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Stichting's 9 grants land it in the top 61% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.