USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs

Q: Where does The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs ranks #18,187 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: Is The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs.

Q: How is the The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs 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 - 16 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #18,187 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 16 technology areas.

#18,187
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.0/100): 18.4
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18187 · US Corporation #18,187 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,187/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Thales Management &…
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 16 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Thales Management & Services Deutschland GmbH (±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.

How The’s 55.0 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 9.8 pts (18%) Velocity 20.0 pts (36%) Breadth 14.1 pts (26%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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The United States… · this assignee

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 55.0/100 (top 7% 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 18.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.2 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.

Where The's grants concentrate

The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2020. By volume, The sits between Thales Management & Services Deutschland GmbH and Thorlabs Quantum Electronics, Inc..

The's three-year grant acceleration

The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Thales Management…

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16

What this shows The holds 16 patents at rank #18,207, 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 #18,207 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	2	12.5%
2022	2	12.5%
2023	4	25.0%
2024	4	25.0%
2025partial year	4	25.0%

Which technologies does The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 8

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 5

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 4

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 1

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

C07K - Peptides 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 1

Top 15 of 16 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 United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #18,187 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs against Thales Management & Services Deutschland GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.0/100 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

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

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.