Where does THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas ranks #2,388 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas hold?

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas holds 164 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 79 technology areas.

What is THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas's Innovation Score?

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas has an Innovation Score of 54.4 out of 100 (top 8% 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 Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas focus on?

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 65 patents. Grants appear in 79 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas's recent grant velocity is -4% 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 University OF Arkansas's patents?

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas's patents average 12.5 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 University OF Arkansas

Q: How is the THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas 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 - 164 granted patents across 79 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 #2,388 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 164 patents across 79 technology areas.

#2,388
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.4/100): 12.5
avg claims per patent: -4%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2388 · US Corporation #2,388 · 164 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 164 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,388/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH SII Semiconductor
CPC-WIDE A61K · 79 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT -4% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: SII Semiconductor Corporation (±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
Anthony · near

54
Catarc Automotive… · near

54
Faurecia Clarion… · near

54
Nidek · near

54
THE Board OF… · this assignee

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 54.4/100 (top 8% 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 Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas received 74 grants versus 77 in 2015–2019 (-4% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2015 at 23 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 8. Lead class A61K accounts for 39.6% of the portfolio across 79 subclasses. Volume neighbours: SII Semiconductor Corporation (#2,384) and Acacia Communications, Inc. (#2,392).

THE's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas moved from 56 to 36 grants (0.64x 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 #2,326. See the growth leaderboard.

SII Semiconductor

164
Smith & Nephew As…

164
Solvay

164
Smiths Medical ASD

164
THE Japan Steel W…

164
Univation

164
X-celeprint

164
THE Board OF Trus… ◀

164
Acacia Communicat…

163

What this shows THE holds 164 patents at rank #2,388, 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 #2,388 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 (54 here).

Nidek Co., Ltd. 54 Anthony, Inc. 54 Catarc Automotive Test Center (TIANJIN) Co., Ltd 54 Faurecia Clarion Electronics Europe 54

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.5 here).

Nektar Therapeutics 12.5 avg Mandom Corporation 12.5 avg Volvo CAR Corporation 12.5 avg Colgate-Palmolive Company 12.5 avg

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% 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.

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THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	23	14.0%
2016	17	10.4%
2017	11	6.7%
2018	8	4.9%
2019	18	11.0%
2020	16	9.8%
2021	22	13.4%
2022	10	6.1%
2023	16	9.8%
2024	10	6.1%
2025partial year	13	7.9%

Which technologies does THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 65

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 51

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 46

C07K - Peptides 41

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 32

A01H - NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques 14

C12Y - Enzymes 12

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 9

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 8

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 7

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 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

B01D - Separation 6

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 6

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 5

Top 15 of 79 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,388

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.4 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 Arkansas's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 39.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #2,388 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE Board OF Trustees OF THE University OF Arkansas against SII Semiconductor Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.4/100 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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