Where does THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University ranks #23,524 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

What is THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University's Innovation Score?

THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University has an Innovation Score of 43.1 out of 100 (top 29% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University's recent grant velocity is +900% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University's patents?

THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University's patents average 7.6 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 Foreign Corporation

THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University

Q: How many patents does THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University hold?

THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 16 technology areas.

Q: What technology areas does THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University focus on?

THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 4 patents, ranking #3,181 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen 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 - 12 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #23,524 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 16 technology areas.

#23,524
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.1/100): 7.6
avg claims per patent: +900%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23524 · Foreign Corporation #23,524 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,524/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Test Rite Product
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 16 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.1/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +900% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Test Rite Product Corp. (±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 43.1 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 8.9 pts (21%) Velocity 15.6 pts (36%) Breadth 14.1 pts (33%) Claim depth 4.5 pts (10%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Adama Makhteshim · near

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Adient Luxembourg… · near

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Körber Supply Chain · near

43
Reliance Worldwide · near

43
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43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 43.1/100 (top 29% 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 7.6 claims/patent is at or below the 14.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where THE's grants concentrate

THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, THE sits between Test Rite Product Corp. and Thinkware Systems Corporation.

THE's three-year grant acceleration

THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University shows 7 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.

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What this shows THE holds 12 patents at rank #23,502, 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 #23,502 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.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for THE, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), THE ranks #3,181 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

Körber Supply Chain LLC 43 Adama Makhteshim Ltd. 43 Reliance Worldwide Corporation 43 Adient Luxembourg Holding S.a.r.l. 43

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	8.3%
2020	1	8.3%
2021	2	16.7%
2022	3	25.0%
2023	2	16.7%
2024	2	16.7%
2025partial year	1	8.3%

Which technologies does THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

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 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

C07K - Peptides 3

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

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 1

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 1

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

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

C12Y - Enzymes 1

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 1

Top 15 of 16 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 First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #23,524 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University against Test Rite Product Corp., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.1/100 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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