Where does THE City University OF NEW York rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE City University OF NEW York ranks #11,470 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 City University OF NEW York hold?

THE City University OF NEW York holds 27 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 32 technology areas.

What is THE City University OF NEW York's Innovation Score?

THE City University OF NEW York has an Innovation Score of 44.2 out of 100 (top 26% 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 City University OF NEW York focus on?

THE City University OF NEW York's top technology area is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy) with 13 patents, ranking #276 of 1,943 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 32 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE City University OF NEW York's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE City University OF NEW York's recent grant velocity is -96% 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 City University OF NEW York's patents?

THE City University OF NEW York's patents average 17.5 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.

How is the THE City University OF NEW York 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

THE City University OF NEW York

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 27 granted patents across 32 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: A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #11,470 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 27 patents across 32 technology areas.

#11,470
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.2/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: -96%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11470 · US Corporation #11,470 · 27 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 27 grants
UPPER-Q #11,470/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Techno-umg
CPC-FOCUS A61N · 32 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -96% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Techno-umg 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.

How THE’s 44.2 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 11.5 pts (26%) Velocity 2.2 pts (5%) Breadth 20.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Decision Sciences… · near

44
Gibbs · near

44
Mitek Systems · near

44
Nihon Parkerizing · near

44
THE City University… · this assignee

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 44.2/100 (top 26% 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 17.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.6 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 City University OF NEW York is a focused PatentsView assignee: 32 CPC subclasses with 48.1% of grants classified under A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, THE sits between Techno-umg Co., Ltd. and THL Holding Company, LLC.

THE's three-year grant acceleration

THE City University OF NEW York shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Techno-umg

27
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27
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27
THE City Universi… ◀

27

What this shows THE holds 27 patents at rank #11,460, 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 #11,460 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61N (Electrotherapy)

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). In A61N (Electrotherapy), THE ranks #276 of 1,943 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (44 here).

Nihon Parkerizing Co., Ltd. 44 Gibbs Technologies Limited 44 Decision Sciences International Corporation 44 Mitek Systems, Inc. 44

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 City University OF NEW York patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	11.1%
2016	9	33.3%
2017	8	29.6%
2018	3	11.1%
2019	3	11.1%
2024	1	3.7%

Which technologies does THE City University OF NEW York patent most?

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 13

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 5

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

F01K - Steam Engine PLANTS; Steam ACCUMULATORS; Engine Plants NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Engines Using Special Working Fluids OR Cycles 3

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 3

F22B - Methods OF Steam GENERATION; Steam Boilers 2

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 2

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 2

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

G21D - Nuclear Power Plant 1

G21C - Nuclear Reactors 1

A63F - Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Top 15 of 32 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 City University OF NEW York's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE City University OF NEW York's lead technology class is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy), 48.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61N
Ranked #11,470 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE City University OF NEW York against Techno-umg Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.2/100 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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