Where does Texas State University—San Marcos rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Texas State University—San Marcos ranks #27,604 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 Texas State University—San Marcos hold?

Texas State University—San Marcos holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Texas State University—San Marcos's Innovation Score?

Texas State University—San Marcos has an Innovation Score of 35.1 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Texas State University—San Marcos's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Texas State University—San Marcos's recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Texas State University—San Marcos's patents?

Texas State University—San Marcos's patents average 17.9 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 Texas State University—San Marcos 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

Texas State University—San Marcos

Q: What technology areas does Texas State University—San Marcos focus on?

Texas State University—San Marcos's top technology area is C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c) with 2 patents, ranking #893 of 1,689 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Texas ranks #27,604 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 18 technology areas.

#27,604
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.1/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27604 · US Corporation #27,604 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,604/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tendril Networks
CPC-FOCUS C01B · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tendril Networks, 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 Texas’s 35.1 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 8.3 pts (24%) Velocity 1.1 pts (3%) Breadth 15.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Texas State… · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Texas's Innovation Score is 35.1/100 (top 50% 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 Texas?

Each dot is one of Texas’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). Texas’s own 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Texas's grants concentrate

Texas State University—San Marcos is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 20% of grants classified under C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Texas sits between Tendril Networks, Inc. and The Bartley J. Madden Foundation.

Texas's three-year grant acceleration

Texas State University—San Marcos shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

Tendril Networks

10
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10
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10
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10
Texas Thorium

10
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10
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10
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10

What this shows Texas holds 10 patents at rank #27,632, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Texas

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,632 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C01B (Non-metallic Elements)

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

Texas's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 50% higher than 50% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Texas State University—San Marcos patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	10.0%
2016	1	10.0%
2018	1	10.0%
2019	1	10.0%
2020	3	30.0%
2021	2	20.0%
2024	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Texas State University—San Marcos patent most?

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 2

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 2

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 1

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

Top 15 of 18 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

Texas State University—San Marcos's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Texas State University—San Marcos's lead technology class is C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c), 20% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C01B
Ranked #27,604 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Texas State University—San Marcos against Tendril Networks, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.1/100 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

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