Where does The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology ranks #3,867 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

What is The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology's Innovation Score?

The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology has an Innovation Score of 60.8 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology's recent grant velocity is +12% 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 Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology's patents?

The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology's patents average 17.7 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 Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology

Q: How many patents does The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology hold?

The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology holds 94 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 78 technology areas.

Q: What technology areas does The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology focus on?

The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology's top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 14 patents. Grants appear in 78 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology 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 - 94 granted patents across 78 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #3,867 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 94 patents across 78 technology areas.

#3,867
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.8/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: +12%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3867 · US Corporation #3,867 · 94 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 94 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,867/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Administrators…
CPC-WIDE H04L · 78 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +12% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund (±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
Clariant International · near

61
DRÄGERWERK & Kgaa · near

61
The Trustees of the… · this assignee

61
Tokitae · near

61
United States of… · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 60.8/100 (top 3% 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 Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology received 46 grants versus 41 in 2015–2019 (+12% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2023 at 12 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 5. Lead class H04L accounts for 14.9% of the portfolio across 78 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd. (#3,864) and Wabco Europe Bvba (#3,872).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology moved from 22 to 31 grants (1.41x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Toyo Kohan

94
The Administrator…

94
The Feinstein Ins…

94
The Schepens Eye…

94
Unity Semiconduct…

94
University Court…

94
Valeo Systemes DE…

94
Wabco Europe Bvba

94
The Trustees of t… ◀

94

What this shows The holds 94 patents at rank #3,868, 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 #3,868 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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 (61 here).

Tokitae LLC 61 Clariant International Ltd 61 DRÄGERWERK AG & Co. Kgaa 61 United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.7 here).

Netease (HANGZHOU) Network Co., Ltd. 17.7 avg Bard Access Systems, Inc. 17.7 avg Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America 17.7 avg ECI Telecom Ltd. 17.7 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	9.6%
2016	11	11.7%
2017	9	9.6%
2018	5	5.3%
2019	7	7.4%
2020	9	9.6%
2021	6	6.4%
2022	10	10.6%
2023	12	12.8%
2024	9	9.6%
2025partial year	7	7.4%

Which technologies does The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 14

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 14

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 13

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 12

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 11

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 10

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 10

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 8

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 8

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 6

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 5

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 5

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 5

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 5

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 4

Top 15 of 78 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,867

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.8 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 Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 14.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #3,867 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology against Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.8/100 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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