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The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 494 granted patents across 136 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C12N (MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA).

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494
Total patents granted
136
CPC technology areas
12.9
Avg claims per patent
-41%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

The holds 494 US patents across 136 technology areas, rank #908 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#908
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.8/100)
12.9
avg claims per patent
-41%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture has been granted 494 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture at rank #908 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 136 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in C12N (MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA). As a US Federal Government, The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, The sits between University OF Maryland, Baltimore (497 patents, rank #904) and Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. (491 patents, rank #912) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.8/100 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 184 grants, compared with 310 in the 2015–2019 window, a -41% 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 Secretary Of Agriculture's 12.9 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 Secretary Of Agriculture against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at The's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

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.

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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%
2025 12 2.4%

Which technologies does The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture patent most?

Top 15 of 136 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#908

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture hold?
The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture holds 494 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 136 technology areas.
What is The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture's Innovation Score?
The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture has an Innovation Score of 58.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture focus on?
The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture's top technology area is C12N (MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA) with 157 patents. The company has filed patents in 136 CPC subclasses total.
Is The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture's recent filing velocity is -41% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture's patents?
The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture's patents average 12.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
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.

How to use this portfolio

The's 494 grants land it in the top 4% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - The ranks #908 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in C12N - see who else leads that technology area. C12N leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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

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.