Where does The John Hopkins University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The John Hopkins University ranks #6,962 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 John Hopkins University hold?

The John Hopkins University holds 48 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 59 technology areas.

What is The John Hopkins University's Innovation Score?

The John Hopkins University has an Innovation Score of 51.7 out of 100 (top 11% 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 John Hopkins University focus on?

The John Hopkins University's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 16 patents, ranking #1,230 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 59 CPC subclasses total.

Is The John Hopkins University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The John Hopkins University's recent grant velocity is -23% 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 John Hopkins University's patents?

The John Hopkins University's patents average 17.4 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 John Hopkins 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 John Hopkins University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 48 granted patents across 59 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #6,962 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 48 patents across 59 technology areas.

#6,962
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (51.7/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent: -23%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6962 · US Corporation #6,962 · 48 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 48 grants
UPPER-Q #6,962/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sunmodo
CPC-WIDE A61P · 59 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -23% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sunmodo Corporation (±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 51.7 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 13.4 pts (26%) Velocity 2.8 pts (5%) Breadth 25.0 pts (48%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Aleddra · near

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Berkeley Lights · near

52
Bobst MEX · near

52
IPS Group · near

52
The John Hopkins… · this assignee

52
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 51.7/100 (top 11% 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 17.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.3 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.

How The's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, The John Hopkins University received 20 grants versus 26 in 2015–2019 (-23% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 7 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 2. Lead class A61P accounts for 33.3% of the portfolio across 59 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Sunmodo Corporation (#6,957) and Universite D'angers (#6,965).

The's three-year grant acceleration

The John Hopkins University shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 19 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.

Sunmodo

48
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48
Terex USA

48
Textron

48
Toyota Motor

48
Trico Products

48
Tusker Medical

48
Universite D'ange…

48
The John Hopkins… ◀

48

What this shows The holds 48 patents at rank #6,961, 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 #6,961 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

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 A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…), The ranks #1,230 of 6,058 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (52 here).

Berkeley Lights, Inc. 52 Aleddra Inc. 52 IPS Group Inc. 52 Bobst MEX SA 52

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 11% higher than 89% 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.

View data table

The John Hopkins University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	10.4%
2016	2	4.2%
2017	7	14.6%
2018	5	10.4%
2019	7	14.6%
2020	7	14.6%
2021	5	10.4%
2022	3	6.3%
2024	5	10.4%
2025partial year	2	4.2%

Which technologies does The John Hopkins University patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 16

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 16

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 10

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

C07K - Peptides 8

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 8

H04B - Transmission 4

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 3

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 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

Top 15 of 59 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

The John Hopkins University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The John Hopkins University's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #6,962 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The John Hopkins University against Sunmodo Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.7/100 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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