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The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services

Q: Where does The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services ranks #5,411 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 Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services 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 - 64 granted patents across 24 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).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #5,411 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 64 patents across 24 technology areas.

#5,411
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.4/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

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Corpus R5411 · US Federal Government #5,411 · 64 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USGOV · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 64 grants
UPPER-Q #5,411/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Switchlab
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 24 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Switchlab Inc. (±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 47.4 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 14.4 pts (30%) Velocity 5.3 pts (11%) Breadth 17.3 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cleveland-Cliffs… · near

47
ContiTech USA · near

47
Shya Hsin Packaging… · near

47
TE Connectivity… · near

47
The United States… · this assignee

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 47.4/100 (top 19% 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 17.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.3 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.

Where The's grants concentrate

The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services is a focused PatentsView assignee: 24 CPC subclasses with 71.9% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (14 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2020. By volume, The sits between Switchlab Inc. and W.W. Grainger, Inc..

The's three-year grant acceleration

The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services shows 12 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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.

Switchlab

64
Taylor Made Group

64
Taegutec

64
The Hershey

64
University of Mai…

64
Varta Microbattery

64
Vatech

64
W W Grainger

64
The United States… ◀

64

What this shows The holds 64 patents at rank #5,410, 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 #5,410 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 #487 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

Shya Hsin Packaging Industry (CHINA) Co., Ltd. 47 TE Connectivity India Private Limited 47 ContiTech USA, Inc. 47 Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Properties Inc. 47

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.2 here).

Liebherr-verzahntechnik GMBH 17.2 avg Orbis Corporation 17.2 avg Beiersdorf AG 17.2 avg Daqri, LLC 17.2 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	7.8%
2016	7	10.9%
2017	10	15.6%
2018	14	21.9%
2019	6	9.4%
2020	3	4.7%
2021	6	9.4%
2022	4	6.3%
2023	3	4.7%
2024	5	7.8%
2025partial year	1	1.6%

Which technologies does The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 46

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 39

C07K - Peptides 29

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 27

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 9

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 7

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 6

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 4

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

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 4

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 3

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 3

C12Y - Enzymes 3

A44C - Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins 2

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 2

Top 15 of 24 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 Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 71.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #5,411 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 Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services against Switchlab Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.4/100 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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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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