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THE United States OF America Represented BY THE Department OF Veterans Affairs

Q: Where does THE United States OF America Represented BY THE Department OF Veterans Affairs rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE United States OF America Represented BY THE Department OF Veterans Affairs ranks #19,249 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 Represented BY THE Department OF Veterans Affairs 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 - 15 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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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According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #19,249 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 14 technology areas.

#19,249
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.9/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19249 · US Federal Government #19,249 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USGOV · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #19,249/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH THE Commonwealth OF…
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: THE Commonwealth OF Australia (±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 32.9 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 9.6 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (40%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
THE United States… · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 32.9/100 (43rd percentile 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 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.5 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 Represented BY THE Department OF Veterans Affairs is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 86.7% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, THE sits between THE Commonwealth OF Australia and Tiff's Treats Holdings, Inc..

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15

What this shows THE holds 15 patents at rank #19,229, 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 #19,229 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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)

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

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 Represented BY THE Department OF Veterans Affairs patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	40.0%
2016	2	13.3%
2017	1	6.7%
2018	2	13.3%
2019	4	26.7%

Which technologies does THE United States OF America Represented BY THE Department OF Veterans Affairs patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 13

C07K - Peptides 12

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 10

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 3

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

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

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G16Z - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

C12Y - Enzymes 1

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

Top 14 of 14 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 Represented BY THE Department OF Veterans Affairs's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE United States OF America Represented BY THE Department OF Veterans Affairs's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 86.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #19,249 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE United States OF America Represented BY THE Department OF Veterans Affairs against THE Commonwealth OF Australia, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.9/100 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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