Where does The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System ranks #158 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

What is The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System's Innovation Score?

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System has an Innovation Score of 68.1 out of 100 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System focus on?

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 950 patents. Grants appear in 298 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System's patents?

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System's patents average 17.2 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.

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The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System

Q: How many patents does The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System hold?

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System holds 2,495 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 298 technology areas.

Q: How is the The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 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 PatentsView assignee record - 2,495 granted patents across 298 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #158 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 2,495 patents across 298 technology areas.

#158
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (68.1/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R158 · US Corporation #158 · 2,495 grants

GRANTS-LARGE · TOP-DECILE · NEAR-PEER · CPC-BROAD · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-LARGE 2.5K grants
TOP-DECILE #158/49,997
NEAR-PEER Raytheon
CPC-BROAD A61K · 298 areas
INNOV-STRONG 68.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Raytheon Technologies Corporation (±6 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
UIF (University… · near

68
Levi Strauss & · near

68
The Board of… · this assignee

68
Nant Holdings IP · near

68
Denso · near

68
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 68.1/100 (top 1% 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.

How The's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System received 1,158 grants versus 1,163 in 2015–2019 (+0% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 315 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 196. Lead class A61K accounts for 38.1% of the portfolio across 298 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Nichia Corporation (#154) and Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (#162).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System moved from 791 to 682 grants (0.86x 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 #1,623. See the growth leaderboard.

Nichia

2,544
Advanced Micro De…

2,513
T-mobile USA

2,513
Raytheon

2,501
The Board of Rege… ◀

2,495
ABB Schweiz

2,472
Futurewei

2,455
Chengdu BOE Optoe…

2,399
Lenovo (Singapore…

2,375

What this shows The holds 2,495 patents at rank #158, 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 #158 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for The, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (68 here).

Nant Holdings IP, LLC 68 Levi Strauss & Co. 68 Denso Corporation 68 UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University 68

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.2 here).

Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital 17.2 avg Ecolab USA Inc. 17.2 avg Dover Europe Sàrl 17.2 avg Ecole Superieure DE Physique ET DE Chimie Industrielles DE LA Ville DE Paris 17.2 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

68 Top 1% higher than 99% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 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

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	203	8.1%
2016	196	7.9%
2017	240	9.6%
2018	209	8.4%
2019	315	12.6%
2020	237	9.5%
2021	239	9.6%
2022	223	8.9%
2023	230	9.2%
2024	229	9.2%
2025partial year	174	7.0%

Which technologies does The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 950

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 744

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 378

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 358

C07K - Peptides 354

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 257

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 239

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 152

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 133

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 123

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 112

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 109

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 109

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 107

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 84

Top 15 of 298 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#158

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

68.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 38.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #158 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System against Nichia Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 68.1/100 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.

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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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