The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 60 granted patents across 74 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #5,719 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 60 patents across 74 technology areas.
- #5,719
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 13%
- by Innovation Score (50.3/100)
- 13.1
- avg claims per patent
- +48%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R5719 · US Corporation #5,719 · 60 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 60 grants
- UPPER-Q #5,719/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Spanx
- CPC-WIDE A61K · 74 areas
- INNOV-PAR 50.3/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 13.1 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-UP +48% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Spanx, LLC (±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 50.3 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
- Daewoo Shipbuilding… · near
Daewoo Shipbuilding… · near
50 score
- Nitto Boseki · near
Nitto Boseki · near
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- The Board of… · this assignee
The Board of… · this assignee
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- Trading International · near
Trading International · near
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- SR · near
SR · near
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- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 50.3/100 (top 13% 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 13.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
How The's grant cadence moved
Between 2020–2024, The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University received 34 grants versus 23 in 2015–2019 (+48% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 13 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 2. Lead class A61K accounts for 23.3% of the portfolio across 74 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Spanx, LLC (#5,714) and Vertice Oil Tools Inc. (#5,722).
The's three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University moved from 27 to 13 grants (0.48x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at The's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Spanx
Spanx, LLC
60 patents
- Switchlab (Shangh…
Switchlab (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
60 patents
- Teac
Teac Corporation
60 patents
- Turbomeca
Turbomeca
60 patents
- The University of…
The University of Birmingham
60 patents
- University OF Yam…
University OF Yamanashi
60 patents
- Viacom Internatio…
Viacom International Inc.
60 patents
- Vertice Oil Tools
Vertice Oil Tools Inc.
60 patents
- The Board of Rege… ◀
The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
60 patents
What this shows The holds 60 patents at rank #5,718, 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 #5,718 in granted patent volume.
- Spanx, LLC #5,714 · 60 patents
- Switchlab (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. #5,715 · 60 patents
- Teac Corporation #5,716 · 60 patents
- Turbomeca #5,717 · 60 patents
- The University of Birmingham #5,719 · 60 patents
- University OF Yamanashi #5,720 · 60 patents
- Viacom International Inc. #5,721 · 60 patents
- Vertice Oil Tools Inc. #5,722 · 60 patents
Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,779 in class
- L'Oreal 1,250 in class
- Novartis AG 988 in class
- The Procter & Gamble Company 985 in class
- The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 950 in class
- The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 813 in class
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 768 in class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 760 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for The, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), The ranks #1,619 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (50 here).
Similar claim depth
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.1 here).
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
50 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 | 2 | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 4 | 6.7% |
| 2017 | 4 | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 7 | 11.7% |
| 2019 | 6 | 10.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | 21.7% |
| 2021 | 8 | 13.3% |
| 2022 | 7 | 11.7% |
| 2023 | 4 | 6.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 3.3% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 5.0% |
Which technologies does The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University patent most?
Top 15 of 74 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 23.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
- Ranked #5,719 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University against Spanx, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 50.3/100 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.
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