Where does THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University ranks #21,893 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University's recent grant velocity is -37% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University's patents?

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University's patents average 15.5 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University

Q: How is the THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University 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 - 13 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #21,893 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 14 technology areas.

#21,893
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (51.7/100): 15.5
avg claims per patent: -37%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21893 · US Corporation #21,893 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,893/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Terranet AB
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -37% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Terranet AB (±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 51.7 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 9.1 pts (18%) Velocity 20.0 pts (39%) Breadth 13.2 pts (26%) Claim depth 9.3 pts (18%)

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What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 51.7/100 (top 11% 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 15.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

THE vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where THE's grants concentrate

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 53.8% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, THE sits between Terranet AB and Theranica Bio-electronics Ltd..

THE's three-year grant acceleration

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows THE holds 13 patents at rank #21,879, 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 #21,879 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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)

52 Top 11% higher than 89% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	7.7%
2016	2	15.4%
2017	2	15.4%
2018	3	23.1%
2021	1	7.7%
2022	1	7.7%
2023	1	7.7%
2024	2	15.4%

Which technologies does THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 7

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 6

C07K - Peptides 4

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

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 3

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 2

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

Top 14 of 14 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 53.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #21,893 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE Board OF Trustees OF THE Leland Standford Junior University against Terranet AB, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.7/100 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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