USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

THE Trustees OF Indiana University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 120 granted patents across 79 technology areas, active 2018–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H01J (ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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120

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.3

Avg claims per patent

+2800%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

THE holds 120 US patents across 79 technology areas, rank #3,146 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,146
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.6/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: +2800%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

THE Trustees OF Indiana University has been granted 120 US utility patents between 2018 and 2025, placing THE Trustees OF Indiana University at rank #3,146 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 79 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in H01J (ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS). As a US Corporation, THE Trustees OF Indiana University is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, THE sits between Research Institute OF Petroleum Processing, Sinopec (120 patents, rank #3,142) and Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc. (119 patents, rank #3,150) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 66.6/100 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 116 grants, compared with 4 in the 2015–2019 window, a +2800% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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 Trustees OF Indiana University's 17.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 79 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark THE Trustees OF Indiana University against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows THE holds 120 patents at rank #3,146, 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 #3,146 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps)

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)

67 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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THE Trustees OF Indiana University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	0.8%
2019	3	2.5%
2020	16	13.3%
2021	11	9.2%
2022	16	13.3%
2023	27	22.5%
2024	23	19.2%
2025	23	19.2%

Which technologies does THE Trustees OF Indiana University patent most?

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 32

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 17

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 17

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 16

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 13

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 10

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 9

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 9

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 9

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 9

C07K - PEPTIDES 8

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 8

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 6

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 5

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 5

Top 15 of 79 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,146

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

66.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does THE Trustees OF Indiana University hold?

THE Trustees OF Indiana University holds 120 US granted patents filed between 2018 and 2025, spanning 79 technology areas.

What is THE Trustees OF Indiana University's Innovation Score?

THE Trustees OF Indiana University has an Innovation Score of 66.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does THE Trustees OF Indiana University focus on?

THE Trustees OF Indiana University's top technology area is H01J (ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS) with 32 patents. The company has filed patents in 79 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE Trustees OF Indiana University's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Trustees OF Indiana University's recent filing velocity is +2800% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for THE Trustees OF Indiana University's patents?

THE Trustees OF Indiana University's patents average 17.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the THE Trustees OF Indiana University 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.

How to use this portfolio

THE's 120 grants land it in the top 1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - THE ranks #3,146 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H01J - see who else leads that technology area. H01J leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.