Overall rank by patents
#27,609
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #27,609 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 4 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R27609 · US Corporation #27,609 · 10 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Texas State University—San Marcos (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
The Bartley J… · this assignee
28 score
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 27.6/100 (24th 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.
The Bartley J. Madden Foundation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, The sits between Texas State University—San Marcos and The Cycle Group.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Texas State University—San Marcos
10 patents
Texas Thorium LLC
10 patents
Thai Polyethylene Co., Ltd
10 patents
Thales Nederland B.V.
10 patents
The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education on Behalf of the University of Nevada
10 patents
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for and on behalf of the University of Alabama
10 patents
The Chillafish Company N.V.
10 patents
The Cycle Group
10 patents
The Bartley J. Madden Foundation
10 patents
What this shows The holds 10 patents at rank #27,636, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #27,636 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
28 24th percentile higher than 24% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | 40.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | 30.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 10.0% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#27,609
of 49,997 tracked assignees
27.6 out of 100
What to do with this data
The Bartley J. Madden Foundation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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