Where does The Regents of the University of Colorado rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Regents of the University of Colorado ranks #1,842 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 Regents of the University of Colorado hold?

The Regents of the University of Colorado holds 219 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 124 technology areas.

What is The Regents of the University of Colorado's Innovation Score?

The Regents of the University of Colorado has an Innovation Score of 66.7 out of 100 (top 1% 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 Regents of the University of Colorado focus on?

The Regents of the University of Colorado's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 51 patents, ranking #423 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 124 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Regents of the University of Colorado's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Regents of the University of Colorado's recent grant velocity is +125% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for The Regents of the University of Colorado's patents?

The Regents of the University of Colorado's patents average 17.1 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 Regents of the University of Colorado 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 Regents of the University of Colorado

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 219 granted patents across 124 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 #1,842 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 219 patents across 124 technology areas.

#1,842
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.7/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: +125%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1842 · US Corporation #1,842 · 219 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 219 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,842/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Electrolux Home…
CPC-WIDE A61K · 124 areas
INNOV-STRONG 66.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +125% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V. (±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 66.7 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 18.6 pts (28%) Velocity 12.8 pts (19%) Breadth 25.0 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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OVH · near

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 66.7/100 (top 1% 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 17.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.2 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 Regents of the University of Colorado received 137 grants versus 61 in 2015–2019 (+125% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 41 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 9. Lead class A61K accounts for 23.3% of the portfolio across 124 subclasses. Volume neighbours: UBE Industries, Ltd. (#1,838) and Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc. (#1,846).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Regents of the University of Colorado moved from 52 to 100 grants (1.92x 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 #232. See the growth leaderboard.

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What this shows The holds 219 patents at rank #1,842, 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 #1,842 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). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), The ranks #423 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (67 here).

Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd. 67 OVH 67 Microchip Technology Incorporated 67 STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS 67

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.1 here).

Zhejiang Sunny Optical Co., Ltd 17.1 avg Illumina, Inc. 17.1 avg Texas Tech University System 17.1 avg New Jersey Institute of Technology 17.1 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 Regents of the University of Colorado patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	15	6.8%
2016	11	5.0%
2017	11	5.0%
2018	9	4.1%
2019	15	6.8%
2020	11	5.0%
2021	26	11.9%
2022	41	18.7%
2023	33	15.1%
2024	26	11.9%
2025partial year	21	9.6%

Which technologies does The Regents of the University of Colorado patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 51

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 42

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 38

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 27

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 26

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 23

C07K - Peptides 21

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 15

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 14

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 11

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 10

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 10

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 9

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 9

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 8

Top 15 of 124 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 Regents of the University of Colorado's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Regents of the University of Colorado's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 23.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #1,842 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Regents of the University of Colorado against UBE Industries, Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 66.7/100 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

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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

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