Overall rank by patents
#3,639
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 101 granted patents across 116 technology areas, active 2015–2019. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B64G (COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR).
The verdict
The holds 101 US patents across 116 technology areas, rank #3,639 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of NASA has been granted 101 US utility patents between 2015 and 2019, placing The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of NASA at rank #3,639 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 116 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in B64G (COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR). As a US Federal Government, The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of NASA is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, The sits between Semikron Elektronik Gmbh & Co. KG (101 patents, rank #3,635) and WEST Virginia University (101 patents, rank #3,643) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.6/100 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 0 grants, compared with 101 in the 2015–2019 window, a -100% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Federal Government 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 United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of NASA's 16.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of NASA against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SEMIKRON ELEKTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG
101 patents
SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
101 patents
Tepha, Inc.
101 patents
The Radio Flyer Company
101 patents
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
101 patents
Vetco Gray, LLC
101 patents
WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION
101 patents
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
101 patents
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
101 patents
What this shows The holds 101 patents at rank #3,639, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #3,639 in granted patent volume.
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)
51 Top 13% higher than 87% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1.0% |
| 2017 | 25 | 24.8% |
| 2018 | 36 | 35.6% |
| 2019 | 38 | 37.6% |
Top 15 of 116 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#3,639
Across all tracked assignees
50.6 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
The's 101 grants land it in the top 13% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.