Where does The George Washington University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The George Washington University ranks #2,735 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 George Washington University hold?

The George Washington University holds 142 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 93 technology areas.

What is The George Washington University's Innovation Score?

The George Washington University has an Innovation Score of 61.2 out of 100 (top 3% 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 George Washington University focus on?

The George Washington University's top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 23 patents. Grants appear in 93 CPC subclasses total.

Is The George Washington University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The George Washington University's recent grant velocity is +67% 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 George Washington University's patents?

The George Washington University's patents average 19.2 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 George Washington 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

The George Washington University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 142 granted patents across 93 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #2,735 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 142 patents across 93 technology areas.

#2,735
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.2/100): 19.2
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2735 · US Corporation #2,735 · 142 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 142 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,735/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH PDF Solutions
CPC-WIDE G06F · 93 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: PDF Solutions, Inc. (±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
Cedars Sinai… · near

61
Fanuc · near

61
The George Washingto… · this assignee

61
Renishaw · near

61
THE University OF… · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 61.2/100 (top 3% 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 George Washington University received 80 grants versus 48 in 2015–2019 (+67% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 19 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 7. Lead class G06F accounts for 16.2% of the portfolio across 93 subclasses. Volume neighbours: PDF Solutions, Inc. (#2,731) and Dresser-rand Company (#2,739).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The George Washington University moved from 45 to 51 grants (1.13x 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 #898. See the growth leaderboard.

PDF Solutions

142
Primetals Austria

142
Roblox

142
Technische Univer…

142
The George Washin… ◀

142
Amosense

141
Altec Industries

141
Carl Zeiss

141
Dresser-rand

141

What this shows The holds 142 patents at rank #2,735, 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 #2,735 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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 (61 here).

Fanuc Corporation 61 Renishaw PLC 61 Cedars Sinai Medical Center 61 THE University OF Tokyo 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.2 here).

Z124 19.2 avg Aerohive Networks, Inc. 19.2 avg Cox Communications, Inc. 19.2 avg Adeia Guides Inc. 19.2 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 George Washington University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	5.6%
2016	9	6.3%
2017	8	5.6%
2018	7	4.9%
2019	16	11.3%
2020	16	11.3%
2021	13	9.2%
2022	19	13.4%
2023	16	11.3%
2024	16	11.3%
2025partial year	14	9.9%

Which technologies does The George Washington University patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 23

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 22

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 21

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 21

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 13

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 11

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 11

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 10

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 10

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 9

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 9

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 9

F03H - Producing A Reactive Propulsive Thrust, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 9

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 8

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 8

Top 15 of 93 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,735

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.2 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 George Washington University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The George Washington University's lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 16.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #2,735 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The George Washington University against PDF Solutions, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.2/100 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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