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The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

Q: Where does The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department 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 of the Department of Health and Human Services ranks #5,186 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 the Department 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 - 67 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 #5,186 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 67 patents across 24 technology areas.

#5,186
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 22%
by Innovation Score (45.9/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: -90%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5186 · US Federal Government #5,186 · 67 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 67 grants
UPPER-Q #5,186/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH TCL Research America
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 24 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-DROP -90% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: TCL Research America 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
FAR Eastern NEW… · near

46
Medtronic Ardian… · near

46
SoundHound · near

46
The Methodist Hospital · near

46
The United States… · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 45.9/100 (top 22% 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.

Where The's grants concentrate

The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is a focused PatentsView assignee: 24 CPC subclasses with 82.1% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (23 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, The sits between TCL Research America Inc. and Zhejiang Cfmoto Power Co., Ltd..

The's three-year grant acceleration

The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

TCL Research Amer…

67
Tibco Software

67
Tumi

67
The Decor Pty

67
Valqua

67
Webroot

67
Warrior Sports

67
Zhejiang Cfmoto P…

67
The United States… ◀

67

What this shows The holds 67 patents at rank #5,188, 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 #5,188 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 #382 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (46 here).

SoundHound, Inc. 46 The Methodist Hospital 46 FAR Eastern NEW Century Corporation 46 Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.A.R.L. 46

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.4 here).

Institut Polytechnique DE Grenoble 14.4 avg Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited 14.4 avg Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft 14.5 avg Gustav Klauke GMBH 14.5 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 the Department of Health and Human Services patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	23	34.3%
2016	16	23.9%
2017	9	13.4%
2018	9	13.4%
2019	3	4.5%
2020	1	1.5%
2021	1	1.5%
2022	2	3.0%
2024	2	3.0%
2025partial year	1	1.5%

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

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 55

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 45

C07K - Peptides 37

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 33

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 21

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 20

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 12

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 3

C12Y - Enzymes 3

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 2

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

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

C07J - Steroids 1

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 1

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

Top 15 of 24 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,186

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department 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 of the Department of Health and Human Services's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 82.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #5,186 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 the Department of Health and Human Services against TCL Research America Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.9/100 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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