Where does THE University OF Chicago rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE University OF Chicago ranks #1,061 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 OF Chicago hold?

THE University OF Chicago holds 407 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 108 technology areas.

What is THE University OF Chicago's Innovation Score?

THE University OF Chicago has an Innovation Score of 62.5 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%).

What technology areas does THE University OF Chicago focus on?

THE University OF Chicago's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 167 patents, ranking #106 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 108 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE University OF Chicago's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE University OF Chicago's recent grant velocity is +29% 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 OF Chicago's patents?

THE University OF Chicago's patents average 16.0 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.

How is the THE University OF Chicago 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

THE University OF Chicago

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 407 granted patents across 108 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #1,061 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 407 patents across 108 technology areas.

#1,061
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.5/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: +29%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1061 · US Corporation #1,061 · 407 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 407 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,061/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Brainlab
CPC-WIDE A61K · 108 areas
INNOV-STRONG 62.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +29% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Brainlab AG (±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 62.5 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 20.8 pts (33%) Velocity 7.2 pts (12%) Breadth 25.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Altera · near

63
ZT Group Int'l · near

63
THE University OF… · this assignee

63
Fujifilm Healthcare · near

63
JFE Steel · near

63
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 62.5/100 (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 16.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 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 OF Chicago received 200 grants versus 155 in 2015–2019 (+29% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2024 at 49 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 26. Lead class A61K accounts for 41% of the portfolio across 108 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Fluke Corporation (#1,057) and University of Rochester (#1,065).

THE's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, THE University OF Chicago moved from 112 to 121 grants (1.08x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,001. See the growth leaderboard.

Fluke

408
Brainlab

407
Electrolux Applia…

407
National Cheng Ku…

407
THE University OF… ◀

407
AMS

406
Interdigital Tech…

406
Regal Beloit Amer…

406
University of Roc…

406

What this shows THE holds 407 patents at rank #1,061, 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 #1,061 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 #106 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (63 here).

Altera Corporation 63 Fujifilm Healthcare Corporation 63 ZT Group Int'l, Inc. 63 JFE Steel Corporation 63

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.0 here).

Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education 16.0 avg Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd. 16.0 avg Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. 16.0 avg Alltop Electronics (SUZHOU) Ltd. 16.0 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 OF Chicago patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	26	6.4%
2016	31	7.6%
2017	34	8.4%
2018	31	7.6%
2019	33	8.1%
2020	41	10.1%
2021	38	9.3%
2022	41	10.1%
2023	31	7.6%
2024	49	12.0%
2025partial year	52	12.8%

Which technologies does THE University OF Chicago patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 167

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 128

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 91

C07K - Peptides 87

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 82

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 70

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 43

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 33

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 33

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 30

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 27

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 24

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 23

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 22

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 22

Top 15 of 108 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 OF Chicago's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE University OF Chicago's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 41% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #1,061 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE University OF Chicago against Fluke Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 62.5/100 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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