USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 169 granted patents across 46 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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169

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.4

Avg claims per patent

+41%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

THE holds 169 US patents across 46 technology areas, rank #2,323 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,323
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.2/100): 16.4
avg claims per patent: +41%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia has been granted 169 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia at rank #2,323 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 46 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a US Corporation, THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, THE sits between Radiant Opto-electronics Corporation (169 patents, rank #2,319) and General Electric Renovables Espana, S.l. (168 patents, rank #2,327) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.2/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 99 grants, compared with 70 in the 2015–2019 window, a +41% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia's 16.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 46 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows THE holds 169 patents at rank #2,323, 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 #2,323 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 50,000 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 Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	4.1%
2016	12	7.1%
2017	13	7.7%
2018	21	12.4%
2019	17	10.1%
2020	19	11.2%
2021	16	9.5%
2022	18	10.7%
2023	19	11.2%
2024	15	8.9%
2025	12	7.1%

Which technologies does THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 119

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 103

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 52

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 46

C07K - PEPTIDES 28

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 25

C12Y - ENZYMES 21

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 14

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 10

A61M - DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR 10

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 10

A61G - TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS ; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES 7

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 6

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 5

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 5

Top 15 of 46 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,323

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia hold?

THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia holds 169 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 46 technology areas.

What is THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia's Innovation Score?

THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia has an Innovation Score of 58.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia focus on?

THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 119 patents. The company has filed patents in 46 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia's recent filing velocity is +41% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia's patents?

THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia's patents average 16.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the THE Children's Hospital OF Philadelphia 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.

How to use this portfolio

THE's 169 grants land it in the top 5% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - THE ranks #2,323 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61K - see who else leads that technology area. A61K leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.