Where does THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland ranks #15,693 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 Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland hold?

THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland's Innovation Score?

THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland has an Innovation Score of 44.4 out of 100 (top 26% 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 Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland focus on?

THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 12 patents, ranking #1,593 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland's recent grant velocity is -79% 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 Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland's patents?

THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland's patents average 10.3 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 Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland 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 Foreign Corporation

THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 17 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 #15,693 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 17 technology areas.

#15,693
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.4/100): 10.3
avg claims per patent: -79%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15693 · Foreign Corporation #15,693 · 19 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,693/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Telefonica Digital…
CPC-FOCUS A61P · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -79% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Telefonica Digital ESPAÑA, S.L.U. (±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 44.4 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 10.3 pts (23%) Velocity 13.3 pts (30%) Breadth 14.6 pts (33%) Claim depth 6.2 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 44.4/100 (top 26% 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 10.3 claims/patent is at or below the 14.7 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.

Where THE's grants concentrate

THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 63.2% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, THE sits between Telefonica Digital ESPAÑA, S.L.U. and Titanium Metals Corporation.

THE's three-year grant acceleration

THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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 19 patents at rank #15,677, 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 #15,677 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.

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	10.5%
2016	4	21.1%
2017	3	15.8%
2018	5	26.3%
2021	1	5.3%
2022	2	10.5%
2025partial year	2	10.5%

Which technologies does THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 12

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 9

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 5

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 4

C07K - Peptides 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

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 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 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 1

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

Top 15 of 17 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 Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 63.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #15,693 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE Royal College OF Surgeons IN Ireland against Telefonica Digital ESPAÑA, S.L.U., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.4/100 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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