Overall rank by patents
#1,897
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 212 granted patents across 107 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 #1,897 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 212 patents across 107 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R1897 · US Corporation #1,897 · 212 grants
GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Agco International GmbH (±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
ABL IP Holding · near
61 score
The Board of… · this assignee
61 score
University OF… · near
61 score
Laitram L L C · near
61 score
Roland · near
61 score
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 61.2/100 (top 3% 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.
Between 2020–2024, The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma received 100 grants versus 89 in 2015–2019 (+12% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 23 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 14. Lead class A61K accounts for 41% of the portfolio across 107 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation (#1,893) and Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG (#1,901).
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma moved from 55 to 63 grants (1.15x 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 #876. See the growth leaderboard.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
213 patents
Soliton, LLC
213 patents
nLIGHT, Inc.
213 patents
Agco International GmbH
212 patents
UNIVERSITÉ D'aix-marseille
212 patents
The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
212 patents
Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GMBH
211 patents
GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Limited
211 patents
Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
211 patents
What this shows The holds 212 patents at rank #1,897, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #1,897 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for The, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).
Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.7 here).
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17 | 8.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | 6.6% |
| 2017 | 22 | 10.4% |
| 2018 | 18 | 8.5% |
| 2019 | 18 | 8.5% |
| 2020 | 17 | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | 9.4% |
| 2022 | 23 | 10.8% |
| 2023 | 19 | 9.0% |
| 2024 | 21 | 9.9% |
| 2025partial year | 23 | 10.8% |
Top 15 of 107 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#1,897
of 49,997 tracked assignees
61.2 out of 100
What to do with this data
The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma'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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