Where does THE UAB Research Foundation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE UAB Research Foundation ranks #2,059 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 UAB Research Foundation hold?

THE UAB Research Foundation holds 193 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 95 technology areas.

What is THE UAB Research Foundation's Innovation Score?

THE UAB Research Foundation has an Innovation Score of 58.9 out of 100 (top 4% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is THE UAB Research Foundation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE UAB Research Foundation's recent grant velocity is -9% 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 UAB Research Foundation's patents?

THE UAB Research Foundation's patents average 17.9 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 UAB Research Foundation 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 UAB Research Foundation

Q: What technology areas does THE UAB Research Foundation focus on?

THE UAB Research Foundation's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 94 patents. Grants appear in 95 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 193 granted patents across 95 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 #2,059 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 193 patents across 95 technology areas.

#2,059
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.9/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: -9%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2059 · US Corporation #2,059 · 193 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 193 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,059/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hiwin
CPC-WIDE A61K · 95 areas
INNOV-PAR 58.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT -9% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hiwin Technologies Corp. (±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
Mitutoyo · near

59
Danmarks Tekniske… · near

59
THE UAB Research… · this assignee

59
Chung ANG University… · near

59
Tonal Systems · near

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 58.9/100 (top 4% 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 UAB Research Foundation received 83 grants versus 91 in 2015–2019 (-9% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 23 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 13. Lead class A61K accounts for 48.7% of the portfolio across 95 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Hiwin Technologies Corp. (#2,054) and FMC Technologies, Inc. (#2,062).

THE's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, THE UAB Research Foundation moved from 58 to 43 grants (0.74x 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 #2,012. See the growth leaderboard.

Hiwin

193
MCP IP

193
Pivotal Software

193
Solventum Intelle…

193
The Governors of…

193
Zeno Semiconductor

193
THE UAB Research… ◀

193
Appotronics

192
FMC

192

What this shows THE holds 193 patents at rank #2,058, 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 #2,058 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 (59 here).

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 59 Mitutoyo Corporation 59 Chung ANG University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation 59 Tonal Systems, Inc. 59

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.9 here).

Magna Closures Inc. 17.9 avg Business Objects Software Ltd. 17.9 avg Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc. 17.9 avg Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd. 17.9 avg

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 UAB Research Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	21	10.9%
2016	18	9.3%
2017	21	10.9%
2018	13	6.7%
2019	18	9.3%
2020	23	11.9%
2021	17	8.8%
2022	13	6.7%
2023	17	8.8%
2024	13	6.7%
2025partial year	19	9.8%

Which technologies does THE UAB Research Foundation patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 94

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 83

C07K - Peptides 54

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 40

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 36

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 23

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 21

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 20

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 14

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 12

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 10

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 9

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 6

C12Y - Enzymes 6

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 5

Top 15 of 95 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,059

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.9 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 UAB Research Foundation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE UAB Research Foundation's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 48.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #2,059 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE UAB Research Foundation against Hiwin Technologies Corp., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 58.9/100 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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