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The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Q: Where does The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ranks #1,116 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 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 - 380 granted patents across 215 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #1,116 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 380 patents across 215 technology areas.

#1,116
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.5/100): 16.2
avg claims per patent: -99%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

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Corpus R1116 · US Federal Government #1,116 · 380 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-BROAD · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USGOV · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 380 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,116/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aesculap
CPC-BROAD G01N · 215 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-DROP -99% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aesculap AG (±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 55.5 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 20.5 pts (37%) Velocity 0.2 pts (0%) Breadth 25.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 9.7 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
B&W Group · near

55
Melexis · near

55
The United States… · this assignee

55
Universal Tech · near

55
Yamazaki Mazak · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 55.5/100 (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 16.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 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 United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration received 2 grants versus 377 in 2015–2019 (-99% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2016 at 103 grants and bottomed in 2021 at 1. Lead class G01N accounts for 9.7% of the portfolio across 215 subclasses. Volume neighbours: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (#1,112) and Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. (#1,120).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration moved from 35 to 1 grants (0.03x 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 #3,254. See the growth leaderboard.

TE Connectivity S…

381
Aesculap

380
BSH Home Applianc…

380
Henkel IP & Holdi…

380
US Synthetic

380
The United States… ◀

380
Emerson Climate

379
Nuctech

379
Siliconware Preci…

379

What this shows The holds 380 patents at rank #1,116, 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 #1,116 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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 G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), The ranks #407 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Melexis Technologies NV 55 Yamazaki Mazak Corporation 55 B&W Group Ltd. 55 Universal Tech Corporation 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.2 here).

CertainTeed LLC 16.2 avg Bmic LLC 16.2 avg Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. 16.2 avg Framatome 16.2 avg

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 · 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 United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	91	23.9%
2016	103	27.1%
2017	84	22.1%
2018	65	17.1%
2019	34	8.9%
2021	1	0.3%
2023	1	0.3%
2025partial year	1	0.3%

Which technologies does The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 37

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 31

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 30

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 27

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 26

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 22

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 19

H04B - Transmission 19

B64C - AEROPLANES; Helicopters 17

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 15

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 15

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 15

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 14

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 14

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 13

Top 15 of 215 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 of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 9.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #1,116 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration against TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.5/100 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

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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