The Board Institute, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #43,589 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 10 technology areas.
- #43,589
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 43rd percentile
- by Innovation Score (32.9/100)
- 28.3
- avg claims per patent
- +100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R43589 · US Corporation #43,589 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
- LOWER-Q #43,589/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Text IQ
- CPC-FOCUS C12N · 10 areas
- INNOV-THIN 32.9/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 28.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Text IQ, 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 The’s 32.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around The
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- The Board Institute · this assignee 33
The Board Institute · this assignee
33 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 32.9/100 (43rd 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 The?
Each dot is one of The’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). The’s own 28.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where The's grants concentrate
The Board Institute, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, The sits between Text IQ, Inc. and The Cincinnati Mine Machinery Company.
Who files at The's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Text IQ
Text IQ, Inc.
6 patents
- Thaddeus Medical…
Thaddeus Medical Systems, Inc.
6 patents
- The Advisory Board
The Advisory Board Company
6 patents
- The Affinity Proj…
The Affinity Project, Inc.
6 patents
- The Boltz Group
The Boltz Group, LLC
6 patents
- The Boston Beer
The Boston Beer Company
6 patents
- The Center for Or…
The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc.
6 patents
- The Cincinnati Mi…
The Cincinnati Mine Machinery Company
6 patents
- The Board Institu… ◀
The Board Institute, Inc.
6 patents
What this shows The holds 6 patents at rank #43,652, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near The
By rank, the assignees closest to #43,652 in granted patent volume.
- Text IQ, Inc. #43,648 · 6 patents
- Thaddeus Medical Systems, Inc. #43,649 · 6 patents
- The Advisory Board Company #43,650 · 6 patents
- The Affinity Project, Inc. #43,651 · 6 patents
- The Boltz Group, LLC #43,653 · 6 patents
- The Boston Beer Company #43,654 · 6 patents
- The Center for Orthopedic Research And Education, Inc. #43,655 · 6 patents
- The Cincinnati Mine Machinery Company #43,656 · 6 patents
Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.
- Monsanto Technology LLC 1,335 in class
- The Regents of the University of California 1,161 in class
- Novozymes A/S 656 in class
- Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH 647 in class
- Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc. 623 in class
- President and Fellows of Harvard College 594 in class
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 541 in class
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 537 in class
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
33 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 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
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 16.7% |
Which technologies does The Board Institute, Inc. patent most?
Top 10 of 10 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
The Board Institute, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- The Board Institute, Inc.'s lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
- Ranked #43,589 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare The Board Institute, Inc. against Text IQ, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 32.9/100 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.
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.