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The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC)

Q: Where does The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC) rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC) ranks #5,635 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC) 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 - 61 granted patents across 70 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #5,635 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 61 patents across 70 technology areas.

#5,635
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.4/100): 11.2
avg claims per patent: +76%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5635 · Foreign Corporation #5,635 · 61 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 61 grants
UPPER-Q #5,635/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tetra
CPC-WIDE G01N · 70 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +76% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tetra Technologies, 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.

How The’s 55.4 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 14.3 pts (26%) Velocity 9.4 pts (17%) Breadth 25.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 6.7 pts (12%)

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 55.4/100 (top 7% 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 11.2 claims/patent is at or below the 16.2 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.

How The's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC) received 37 grants versus 21 in 2015–2019 (+76% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2024 at 12 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 2. Lead class G01N accounts for 19.7% of the portfolio across 70 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Tetra Technologies, Inc. (#5,632) and University of Macau (#5,640).

The's three-year grant acceleration

The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC) shows 24 grants in 2022–2024 against only 17 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 61 patents at rank #5,636, 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 #5,636 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 #1,245 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

The Lubrizol Corporation 55 GKN Aerospace Services Limited 55 Access TO Advanced Health Institute 55 University OF Copenhagen 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (11.2 here).

Guangzhou Shirui Electronics Co., Ltd. 11.2 avg National Taipei University of Technology 11.2 avg ENDRESS+HAUSER GMBH+CO.KG 11.2 avg Acer Incorporated 11.2 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC) patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	3.3%
2016	6	9.8%
2017	4	6.6%
2018	5	8.2%
2019	4	6.6%
2020	7	11.5%
2021	6	9.8%
2022	5	8.2%
2023	7	11.5%
2024	12	19.7%
2025partial year	3	4.9%

Which technologies does The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC) patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 12

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 12

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 11

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 9

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 8

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 8

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 6

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 4

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 3

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 3

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 3

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

Top 15 of 70 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 Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC)'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC)'s lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 19.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #5,635 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC) against Tetra Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.4/100 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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