Where does THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs ranks #33,603 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs's recent grant velocity is -67% 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 Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs's patents?

THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs's patents average 15.0 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.

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THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs

Q: How is the THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs 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 PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #33,603 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 10 technology areas.

#33,603
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 37th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.1/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33603 · Foreign Government #33,603 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNGOV · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,603/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH THE Fourth Paradigm…
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNGOV Foreign Gov
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: THE Fourth Paradigm (BEIJING) Tech Co Ltd (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
THE Secretary OF… · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 31.1/100 (37th 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 Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, THE sits between THE Fourth Paradigm (BEIJING) Tech Co Ltd and Theta IP, LLC.

THE's three-year grant acceleration

THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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 8 patents at rank #33,540, 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 #33,540 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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)

31 37th percentile higher than 37% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	12.5%
2017	2	25.0%
2018	2	25.0%
2019	1	12.5%
2020	1	12.5%
2024	1	12.5%

Which technologies does THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 6

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 6

C07K - Peptides 4

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 2

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

C12Y - Enzymes 1

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 1

A23K - Fodder 1

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#33,603

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

31.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #33,603 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE Secretary OF State FOR Environment, Food AND Rural Affairs against THE Fourth Paradigm (BEIJING) Tech Co Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.1/100 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

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.