Overall rank by patents
#37,915
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation
THE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #37,915 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #37,915
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 24th percentile
- by Innovation Score (27.5/100)
- 16.3
- avg claims per patent
- +33%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R37915 · Foreign Corporation #37,915 · 7 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
- LOWER-Q #37,915/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH THE Invention…
- CPC-NARROW A61M · 3 areas
- INNOV-THIN 27.5/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-UP +33% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: THE Invention Science Fund II, 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.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around THE
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- THE Queen Elizabeth… · this assignee 28
THE Queen Elizabeth… · this assignee
28 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 27.5/100 (24th percentile 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.
Where THE's grants concentrate
THE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under 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). By volume, THE sits between THE Invention Science Fund II, LLC and THE Yacht Group, LLC.
THE's three-year grant acceleration
THE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust shows 2 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.
Who files at THE's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- THE Invention Sci…
THE Invention Science Fund II, LLC
7 patents
- THE Lonnie AND Sh…
THE Lonnie AND Shannon Paulos Trust
7 patents
- THE Provost Fello…
THE Provost, Fellows AND Scholars OF THE College OF THE Holy AND Undivided Trinity OF Queen Elizabeth Near Dublin
7 patents
- THE Provost Fello…
THE Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars, & THE Other Members OF Board, OF THE College OF THE Holy & Undiv. Trinity OF Queen Elizabeth, Near Dublin
7 patents
- THE Salford Valve
THE Salford Valve Company Limited
7 patents
- THE Texas A&M Uni…
THE Texas A&M University
7 patents
- THE Wine Enthusia…
THE Wine Enthusiast, Inc
7 patents
- THE Yacht Group
THE Yacht Group, LLC
7 patents
- THE Queen Elizabe… ◀
THE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
7 patents
What this shows THE holds 7 patents at rank #37,834, 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 #37,834 in granted patent volume.
- THE Invention Science Fund II, LLC #37,830 · 7 patents
- THE Lonnie AND Shannon Paulos Trust #37,831 · 7 patents
- THE Provost, Fellows AND Scholars OF THE College OF THE Holy AND Undivided Trinity OF Queen Elizabeth Near Dublin #37,832 · 7 patents
- THE Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars, & THE Other Members OF Board, OF THE College OF THE Holy & Undiv. Trinity OF Queen Elizabeth, Near Dublin #37,833 · 7 patents
- THE Salford Valve Company Limited #37,835 · 7 patents
- THE Texas A&M University #37,836 · 7 patents
- THE Wine Enthusiast, Inc #37,837 · 7 patents
- THE Yacht Group, LLC #37,838 · 7 patents
Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in THE's primary technology class.
- Becton, Dickinson and Company 1,249 in class
- Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH 1,159 in class
- Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 901 in class
- Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 836 in class
- Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited 773 in class
- Covidien LP 726 in class
- Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha 724 in class
- ResMed Pty Ltd 682 in class
THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
28 24th percentile higher than 24% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 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
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 14.3% |
Which technologies does THE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
What to do with this data
THE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- THE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust's lead technology class is 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), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
- Ranked #37,915 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare THE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust against THE Invention Science Fund II, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 27.5/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.