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The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology

Q: Where does The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology 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 Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology ranks #13,201 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 Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology 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 - 23 granted patents across 40 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #13,201 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 40 technology areas.

#13,201
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 27%
by Innovation Score (43.8/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13201 · US Federal Government #13,201 · 23 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #13,201/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Kitasato Institute
CPC-WIDE G01N · 40 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Kitasato Institute (±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 43.8 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 11.0 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 22.4 pts (51%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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The United States… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 43.8/100 (top 27% 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 17.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.7 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 of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology is a focused PatentsView assignee: 40 CPC subclasses with 21.7% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (10 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, The sits between The Kitasato Institute and Timex Group USA, Inc..

The Kitasato Inst…

23
The National Inst…

23
The Pokémon

23
The Tranzonic Com…

23
Theai

23
Thinkom Solutions

23
Tidalx AI

23
Timex Group USA

23
The United States… ◀

23

What this shows The holds 23 patents at rank #13,204, 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 #13,204 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.

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 27% higher than 73% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

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 Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	30.4%
2016	10	43.5%
2017	4	17.4%
2018	2	8.7%

Which technologies does The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 2

C25F - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic Removal OF Materials From OBJECTS; Apparatus Therefor 2

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 2

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 15 of 40 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 Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 21.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #13,201 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 Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology against The Kitasato Institute, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.8/100 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

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

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

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