Where does The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania ranks #341 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 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania hold?

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania holds 1,264 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 168 technology areas.

What is The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania's Innovation Score?

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania has an Innovation Score of 66.0 out of 100 (top 1% 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 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania focus on?

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 768 patents, ranking #7 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 168 CPC subclasses total.

Is The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania's recent grant velocity is +9% 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 University of Pennsylvania's patents?

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania's patents average 17.6 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

Q: How is the The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 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 - 1,264 granted patents across 168 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 #341 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 1,264 patents across 168 technology areas.

#341
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.0/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: +9%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R341 · US Corporation #341 · 1,264 grants

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

GRANTS-LARGE 1.3K grants
TOP-DECILE #341/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Edwards Lifesciences
CPC-WIDE A61K · 168 areas
INNOV-STRONG 66.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +9% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (±1 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 66.0 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 24.7 pts (37%) Velocity 5.8 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (38%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
OmniVision · near

66
Varian Medical Systems · near

66
The Trustees of the… · this assignee

66
Howmedica Osteonics · near

66
Schaeffler & KG · near

66
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 66.0/100 (top 1% 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 17.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

The vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

How The's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania received 614 grants versus 564 in 2015–2019 (+9% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2021 at 148 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 104. Lead class A61K accounts for 60.8% of the portfolio across 168 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Makita Corporation (#337) and Synopsys, Inc. (#345).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania moved from 386 to 336 grants (0.87x 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 #1,598. See the growth leaderboard.

Makita

1,292
Nippon Steel

1,289
SZ DJI Technology

1,268
Edwards Lifescien…

1,265
The Trustees of t… ◀

1,264
Terumo

1,250
Empire Technology…

1,248
Merck Sharp & Doh…

1,248
Synopsys

1,245

What this shows The holds 1,264 patents at rank #341, 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 #341 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). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), The ranks #7 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (66 here).

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. 66 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 66 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 66 Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG 66

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.6 here).

Level 3 Communications, LLC 17.6 avg GlobalFoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd. 17.6 avg Amadeus S.A.S. 17.6 avg Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. 17.6 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 Top 1% higher than 99% 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.

View data table

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	104	8.2%
2016	113	8.9%
2017	114	9.0%
2018	125	9.9%
2019	108	8.5%
2020	130	10.3%
2021	148	11.7%
2022	105	8.3%
2023	114	9.0%
2024	117	9.3%
2025partial year	86	6.8%

Which technologies does The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 768

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 594

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 537

C07K - Peptides 501

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 174

C12Y - Enzymes 109

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 102

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 97

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 95

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 61

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 60

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 38

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 33

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 32

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 32

Top 15 of 168 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 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 60.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #341 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania against Makita Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 66.0/100 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

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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

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