Where does The Governors of the University of Alberta rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Governors of the University of Alberta ranks #2,058 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 Governors of the University of Alberta hold?

The Governors of the University of Alberta holds 193 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 118 technology areas.

What is The Governors of the University of Alberta's Innovation Score?

The Governors of the University of Alberta has an Innovation Score of 59.1 out of 100 (top 4% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is The Governors of the University of Alberta's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Governors of the University of Alberta's recent grant velocity is -31% 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 Governors of the University of Alberta's patents?

The Governors of the University of Alberta'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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

The Governors of the University of Alberta

Q: What technology areas does The Governors of the University of Alberta focus on?

The Governors of the University of Alberta's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 74 patents. Grants appear in 118 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the The Governors of the University of Alberta 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 - 193 granted patents across 118 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 #2,058 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 193 patents across 118 technology areas.

#2,058
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.1/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: -31%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2058 · Foreign Corporation #2,058 · 193 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 193 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,058/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH MCP IP
CPC-WIDE A61K · 118 areas
INNOV-PAR 59.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -31% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: MCP IP, LLC (±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
Inteva Products · near

59
Carlsmed · near

59
Dyson Technology · near

59
The Governors of… · this assignee

59
Aurora Flight Sciences · near

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 59.1/100 (top 4% 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 Governors of the University of Alberta received 74 grants versus 108 in 2015–2019 (-31% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2015 at 29 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 11. Lead class A61K accounts for 38.3% of the portfolio across 118 subclasses. Volume neighbours: MCP IP, LLC (#2,055) and InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS (#2,063).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Governors of the University of Alberta moved from 53 to 43 grants (0.81x 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 #1,805. See the growth leaderboard.

MCP IP

193
Pivotal Software

193
Solventum Intelle…

193
THE UAB Research…

193
Zeno Semiconductor

193
The Governors of… ◀

193
Appotronics

192
FMC

192
Interdigital Madi…

192

What this shows The holds 193 patents at rank #2,059, 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 #2,059 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 (59 here).

Dyson Technology Limited 59 Carlsmed, Inc. 59 Inteva Products, LLC 59 Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation 59

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.5 here).

Idac Holdings, Inc. 17.5 avg GE Infrastructure Technology LLC 17.5 avg Hall Labs LLC 17.5 avg Tecan Trading AG 17.5 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 Governors of the University of Alberta patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	29	15.0%
2016	24	12.4%
2017	17	8.8%
2018	16	8.3%
2019	22	11.4%
2020	15	7.8%
2021	16	8.3%
2022	16	8.3%
2023	16	8.3%
2024	11	5.7%
2025partial year	11	5.7%

Which technologies does The Governors of the University of Alberta patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 74

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 55

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 53

C07K - Peptides 48

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

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 19

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 18

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 17

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 14

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 13

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 13

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 9

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 9

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 8

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 8

Top 15 of 118 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,058

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.1 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 Governors of the University of Alberta's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Governors of the University of Alberta's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 38.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #2,058 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Governors of the University of Alberta against MCP IP, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 59.1/100 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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