Where does THE Texas A&M University System rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE Texas A&M University System ranks #801 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 Texas A&M University System hold?

THE Texas A&M University System holds 575 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 229 technology areas.

What is THE Texas A&M University System's Innovation Score?

THE Texas A&M University System has an Innovation Score of 63.6 out of 100 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is THE Texas A&M University System's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Texas A&M University System's recent grant velocity is +21% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for THE Texas A&M University System's patents?

THE Texas A&M University System's patents average 16.0 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.

How is the THE Texas A&M University System 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 Texas A&M University System

Q: What technology areas does THE Texas A&M University System focus on?

THE Texas A&M University System's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 115 patents. Grants appear in 229 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 575 granted patents across 229 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 #801 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 575 patents across 229 technology areas.

#801
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.6/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: +21%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R801 · US Corporation #801 · 575 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 575 grants
TOP-DECILE #801/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Stanley Electric
CPC-BROAD A61K · 229 areas
INNOV-STRONG 63.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +21% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Stanley Electric 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
Hefei Xinsheng… · near

64
Imec VZW · near

64
Nissan Chemical · near

64
THE Texas A&M… · this assignee

64
Ningde Amperex… · near

64
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 63.6/100 (top 2% 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.

How THE's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, THE Texas A&M University System received 285 grants versus 236 in 2015–2019 (+21% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2023 at 62 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 35. Lead class A61K accounts for 20% of the portfolio across 229 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Starkey Laboratories, Inc. (#797) and Gyrus Acmi, Inc. (#805).

THE's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, THE Texas A&M University System moved from 168 to 177 grants (1.05x 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 #1,054. See the growth leaderboard.

Starkey Laborator…

577
King Abdulaziz Un…

576
Oshkosh

576
Stanley Electric

575
The University of…

575
THE Texas A&M Uni… ◀

575
Nutanix

574
Silergy Semicondu…

574
Gyrus Acmi

572

What this shows THE holds 575 patents at rank #801, 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 #801 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).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (64 here).

Imec VZW 64 Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. 64 Nissan Chemical Corporation 64 Ningde Amperex Technology Limited 64

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.0 here).

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. 16.0 avg Versalis S.P.A. 16.0 avg The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA 16.0 avg Azur Space Solar Power GmbH 16.0 avg

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 Texas A&M University System patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	35	6.1%
2016	47	8.2%
2017	57	9.9%
2018	37	6.4%
2019	60	10.4%
2020	60	10.4%
2021	48	8.3%
2022	59	10.3%
2023	62	10.8%
2024	56	9.7%
2025partial year	54	9.4%

Which technologies does THE Texas A&M University System patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 115

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 85

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 78

C07K - Peptides 68

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 64

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 46

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 42

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 36

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 35

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 33

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 28

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 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 24

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 24

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 21

Top 15 of 229 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#801

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.6 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 Texas A&M University System's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE Texas A&M University System's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 20% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #801 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE Texas A&M University System against Starkey Laboratories, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 63.6/100 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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