Where does Syracuse University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Syracuse University ranks #2,833 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 Syracuse University hold?

Syracuse University holds 136 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 104 technology areas.

What is Syracuse University's Innovation Score?

Syracuse University has an Innovation Score of 53.8 out of 100 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Syracuse University focus on?

Syracuse University's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 20 patents, ranking #1,122 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 104 CPC subclasses total.

Is Syracuse University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Syracuse University's recent grant velocity is -5% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Syracuse University's patents average 12.5 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 Syracuse 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

Syracuse University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 136 granted patents across 104 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Syracuse ranks #2,833 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 136 patents across 104 technology areas.

#2,833
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (53.8/100): 12.5
avg claims per patent: -5%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2833 · US Corporation #2,833 · 136 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 136 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,833/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Parade
CPC-WIDE A61K · 104 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT -5% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Parade Technologies, Ltd. (±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 Syracuse’s 53.8 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 17.0 pts (32%) Velocity 4.3 pts (8%) Breadth 25.0 pts (46%) Claim depth 7.5 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Instituto Mexicano… · near

54
Furanix B V · near

54
Preh · near

54
Syracuse University · this assignee

54
Valmet · near

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Syracuse's Innovation Score is 53.8/100 (top 8% 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 Syracuse?

Each dot is one of Syracuse’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). Syracuse’s own 12.5 claims/patent is at or below the 14.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How Syracuse's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Syracuse University received 61 grants versus 64 in 2015–2019 (-5% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 18 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 9. Lead class A61K accounts for 14.7% of the portfolio across 104 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Parade Technologies, Ltd. (#2,828) and Chemocentryx, Inc. (#2,836).

Syracuse's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Syracuse University moved from 48 to 31 grants (0.65x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,320. See the growth leaderboard.

Parade

136
Playnitride Displ…

136
Shell USA

136
SK Chemicals

136
Sion Power

136
Taiho Pharmaceuti…

136
Syracuse Universi… ◀

136
Baylor University

135
Chemocentryx

135

What this shows Syracuse holds 136 patents at rank #2,832, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Syracuse

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,832 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Syracuse, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), Syracuse ranks #1,122 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (54 here).

Preh GmbH 54 Valmet Technologies, Inc. 54 Furanix Technologies B, V. 54 Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 54

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.5 here).

Airbnb, Inc. 12.5 avg Magneti Marelli S.p.A. 12.5 avg Klein Tools, Inc. 12.5 avg F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG 12.5 avg

Syracuse's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% 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.

View data table

Syracuse University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	12	8.8%
2016	13	9.6%
2017	12	8.8%
2018	9	6.6%
2019	18	13.2%
2020	17	12.5%
2021	13	9.6%
2022	10	7.4%
2023	12	8.8%
2024	9	6.6%
2025partial year	11	8.1%

Which technologies does Syracuse University patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 20

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 14

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 12

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 10

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 10

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 10

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 9

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 9

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 8

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 8

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 8

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 8

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 8

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 7

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 7

Top 15 of 104 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

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

Syracuse University's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 14.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #2,833 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Syracuse University against Parade Technologies, Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.8/100 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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