Where does The University Court of the University of Glasgow rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The University Court of the University of Glasgow ranks #6,492 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does The University Court of the University of Glasgow hold?

The University Court of the University of Glasgow holds 52 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 60 technology areas.

What is The University Court of the University of Glasgow's Innovation Score?

The University Court of the University of Glasgow has an Innovation Score of 63.0 out of 100 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is The University Court of the University of Glasgow's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The University Court of the University of Glasgow's recent grant velocity is +4% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for The University Court of the University of Glasgow's patents?

The University Court of the University of Glasgow's patents average 17.1 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

The University Court of the University of Glasgow

Q: What technology areas does The University Court of the University of Glasgow focus on?

The University Court of the University of Glasgow's top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 16 patents, ranking #665 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 60 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the The University Court of the University of Glasgow 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 - 52 granted patents across 60 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #6,492 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 52 patents across 60 technology areas.

#6,492
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.0/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: +4%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6492 · Foreign Corporation #6,492 · 52 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 52 grants
UPPER-Q #6,492/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tanium
CPC-WIDE C12N · 60 areas
INNOV-STRONG 63.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +4% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tanium 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.

How The’s 63.0 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 13.7 pts (22%) Velocity 14.1 pts (22%) Breadth 25.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Vicor · near

63
The University… · this assignee

63
Leviton Manufacturing · near

63
University of South… · near

63
UTI · near

63
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 63.0/100 (top 2% 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 17.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.2 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.

How The's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, The University Court of the University of Glasgow received 25 grants versus 24 in 2015–2019 (+4% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 8 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 1. Lead class C12N accounts for 30.8% of the portfolio across 60 subclasses. Volume neighbours: THE Gleason Works (#6,490) and 22nd Century Limited, LLC (#6,498).

The's three-year grant acceleration

The University Court of the University of Glasgow shows 19 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 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.

THE Gleason Works

52
Toyo Aluminium

52
Toyo Tanso

52
Tanium

52
The University of…

52
Trax Technology S…

52
Uniwersytet Jagie…

52
The University Co… ◀

52
22nd Century

51

What this shows The holds 52 patents at rank #6,494, 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 #6,494 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 #665 of 4,144 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (63 here).

Vicor Corporation 63 UTI Inc. 63 Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. 63 University of South Florida 63

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.1 here).

Cummins IP, Inc. 17.1 avg Lonza Ltd 17.1 avg Lely Patent N.V. 17.1 avg Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GMBH 17.1 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 University Court of the University of Glasgow patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	1.9%
2016	6	11.5%
2017	8	15.4%
2018	6	11.5%
2019	3	5.8%
2020	4	7.7%
2021	2	3.8%
2022	3	5.8%
2023	8	15.4%
2024	8	15.4%
2025partial year	3	5.8%

Which technologies does The University Court of the University of Glasgow patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 16

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 14

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 14

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 8

C07K - Peptides 7

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 6

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 6

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 3

C12Y - Enzymes 3

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 3

C25B - Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Processes FOR THE Production OF Compounds OR NON-METALS; Apparatus Therefor 3

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 3

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 3

Top 15 of 60 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 University Court of the University of Glasgow's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The University Court of the University of Glasgow's lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 30.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #6,492 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The University Court of the University of Glasgow against THE Gleason Works, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 63.0/100 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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