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The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for and on behalf of the University of Alabama

Q: Where does The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for and on behalf of the University of Alabama rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for and on behalf of the University of Alabama ranks #27,611 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for and on behalf of the University of Alabama 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 - 10 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #27,611 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 18 technology areas.

#27,611
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 44th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.2/100): 16.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27611 · US Corporation #27,611 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,611/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Thai Polyethylene
CPC-FOCUS H01Q · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Thai Polyethylene Co., Ltd (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
The Board of… · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 33.2/100 (44th 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.

Where The's grants concentrate

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for and on behalf of the University of Alabama is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, The sits between Thai Polyethylene Co., Ltd and The Francis Crick Institute Limited.

Thai Polyethylene

10
Thales Nederland…

10
The Bartley J Mad…

10
The Board of Rege…

10
The Chillafish

10
The Cycle Group

10
The Davidson Works

10
The Francis Crick…

10
The Board of Trus… ◀

10

What this shows The holds 10 patents at rank #27,638, 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 #27,638 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01Q (Antennas)

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)

33 44th percentile higher than 44% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

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 University of Alabama for and on behalf of the University of Alabama patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	10.0%
2016	3	30.0%
2017	3	30.0%
2018	1	10.0%
2019	2	20.0%

Which technologies does The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for and on behalf of the University of Alabama patent most?

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 4

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 3

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 2

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01G - Weighing 1

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 1

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 1

Top 15 of 18 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#27,611

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

33.2 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 Trustees of the University of Alabama for and on behalf of the University of Alabama's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for and on behalf of the University of Alabama's lead technology class is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01Q
Ranked #27,611 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for and on behalf of the University of Alabama against Thai Polyethylene Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.2/100 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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