Overall rank by patents
#719
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 634 granted patents across 178 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES).
The verdict
The holds 634 US patents across 178 technology areas, rank #719 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
The Regents Of The University Of Colorado, A Body Corporate has been granted 634 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing The Regents Of The University Of Colorado, A Body Corporate at rank #719 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 178 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a US Corporation, The Regents Of The University Of Colorado, A Body Corporate is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, The sits between Ohio State Innovation Foundation (637 patents, rank #715) and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (631 patents, rank #723) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 64.3/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 371 grants, compared with 263 in the 2015–2019 window, a +41% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. The Regents Of The University Of Colorado, A Body Corporate's 17.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark The Regents Of The University Of Colorado, A Body Corporate against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Ohio State Innovation Foundation
637 patents
Schlage Lock Company LLC
637 patents
Oath Inc.
635 patents
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
635 patents
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate
634 patents
Steelcase Inc.
632 patents
Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
631 patents
Covestro Deutschland AG
631 patents
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
631 patents
What this shows The holds 634 patents at rank #719, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #719 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
64 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33 | 5.2% |
| 2016 | 53 | 8.4% |
| 2017 | 42 | 6.6% |
| 2018 | 47 | 7.4% |
| 2019 | 88 | 13.9% |
| 2020 | 57 | 9.0% |
| 2021 | 56 | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 67 | 10.6% |
| 2023 | 56 | 8.8% |
| 2024 | 73 | 11.5% |
| 2025 | 62 | 9.8% |
Top 15 of 178 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#719
Across all tracked assignees
64.3 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
The's 634 grants land it in the top 2% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
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.