Where does THE University OF Electro-communications rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE University OF Electro-communications ranks #7,633 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 Electro-communications hold?

THE University OF Electro-communications holds 43 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 54 technology areas.

What is THE University OF Electro-communications's Innovation Score?

THE University OF Electro-communications has an Innovation Score of 50.7 out of 100 (top 13% 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 Electro-communications focus on?

THE University OF Electro-communications's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 7 patents, ranking #2,341 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 54 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE University OF Electro-communications's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE University OF Electro-communications's recent grant velocity is -5% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for THE University OF Electro-communications's patents?

THE University OF Electro-communications's patents average 11.6 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 OF Electro-communications

Q: How is the THE University OF Electro-communications 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 - 43 granted patents across 54 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #7,633 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 43 patents across 54 technology areas.

#7,633
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.7/100): 11.6
avg claims per patent: -5%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7633 · Foreign Corporation #7,633 · 43 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 43 grants
UPPER-Q #7,633/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tasaki &
CPC-WIDE A61B · 54 areas
INNOV-PAR 50.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT -5% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tasaki & Co., Ltd (±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 50.7 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 13.1 pts (26%) Velocity 5.6 pts (11%) Breadth 25.0 pts (49%) Claim depth 7.0 pts (14%)

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What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 50.7/100 (top 13% 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 11.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.6 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 Electro-communications received 21 grants versus 22 in 2015–2019 (-5% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2016 at 7 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 2. Lead class A61B accounts for 16.3% of the portfolio across 54 subclasses. Volume neighbours: T.F.H. Publications, Inc. (#7,627) and Tsudakoma Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (#7,635).

THE's three-year grant acceleration

THE University OF Electro-communications shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 13 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.

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What this shows THE holds 43 patents at rank #7,631, 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 #7,631 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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 A61B (Diagnosis), THE ranks #2,341 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (51 here).

SiMa Technologies, Inc. 51 United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. 51 Inkbit, LLC 51 Zhuhai Access Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 51

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 13% higher than 87% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

View data table

THE University OF Electro-communications patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	9.3%
2016	7	16.3%
2017	4	9.3%
2018	4	9.3%
2019	3	7.0%
2020	7	16.3%
2021	3	7.0%
2022	5	11.6%
2023	4	9.3%
2024	2	4.7%

Which technologies does THE University OF Electro-communications patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 7

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 5

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 4

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 3

C22F - Changing THE Physical Structure OF Non-ferrous Metals AND Non-ferrous Alloys 3

C22C - Alloys 3

H04S - Stereophonic Systems 3

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 3

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 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

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 3

H04B - Transmission 3

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

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

Top 15 of 54 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 Electro-communications's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE University OF Electro-communications's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 16.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #7,633 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE University OF Electro-communications against T.F.H. Publications, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 50.7/100 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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