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The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture

Q: Where does The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture ranks #908 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 of Agriculture 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 - 494 granted patents across 136 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #908 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 494 patents across 136 technology areas.

#908
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.8/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: -45%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R908 · US Federal Government #908 · 494 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 494 grants
TOP-DECILE #908/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Citizen Watch
CPC-WIDE C12N · 136 areas
INNOV-PAR 58.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-DROP -45% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. (±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 58.8 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 21.4 pts (36%) Velocity 4.6 pts (8%) Breadth 25.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 7.7 pts (13%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CPS Technology… · near

59
Saint-gobain Abrasives · near

59
Children's Hospital… · near

59
P-tech · near

59
The United States… · this assignee

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 58.8/100 (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.

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 12.9 claims/patent is at or below the 15.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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 Secretary of Agriculture received 172 grants versus 310 in 2015–2019 (-45% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2015 at 77 grants and bottomed in 2022 at 22. Lead class C12N accounts for 31.8% of the portfolio across 136 subclasses. Volume neighbours: University OF Maryland, Baltimore (#904) and Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. (#912).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture moved from 133 to 92 grants (0.69x 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 #2,178. See the growth leaderboard.

University OF Mar…

497
Symbol

496
Wilus Institute O…

496
Citizen Watch

494
The United States… ◀

494
Analog Devices Gl…

493
Fitbit

492
Inphi

491
Omachron Intellec…

491

What this shows The holds 494 patents at rank #908, 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 #908 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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 C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes), The ranks #49 of 4,144 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (59 here).

Children's Hospital Medical Center 59 P-tech Co., Ltd. 59 CPS Technology Holdings LLC 59 Saint-gobain Abrasives, Inc. 59

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.9 here).

Postech Academy-industry Foundation 12.9 avg Nanning Fugui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd. 12.9 avg Vivotek Inc. 12.9 avg SG Gaming, Inc. 12.9 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 United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	77	15.6%
2016	54	10.9%
2017	68	13.8%
2018	58	11.7%
2019	53	10.7%
2020	42	8.5%
2021	38	7.7%
2022	22	4.5%
2023	45	9.1%
2024	25	5.1%
2025partial year	12	2.4%

Which technologies does The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 157

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 102

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 86

C07K - Peptides 74

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 62

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 47

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 36

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 34

C12Y - Enzymes 33

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 31

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 29

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 26

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 21

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 19

C12R - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12c - C12q, Relating TO Microorganisms 18

Top 15 of 136 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 of Agriculture's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture's lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 31.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #908 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 of Agriculture against University OF Maryland, Baltimore, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 58.8/100 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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