The University of Hull
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 33 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #20,528 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 33 technology areas.
- #20,528
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 9%
- by Innovation Score (52.9/100)
- 16.6
- avg claims per patent
- +100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20528 · Foreign Corporation #20,528 · 14 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
- MID-PACK #20,528/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH The Southern
- CPC-FOCUS G01N · 33 areas
- INNOV-PAR 52.9/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: The Southern Company (±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 52.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around The
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- The University of Hull · this assignee
The University of Hull · this assignee
53 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 52.9/100 (top 9% 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 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where The's grants concentrate
The University of Hull is a focused PatentsView assignee: 33 CPC subclasses with 28.6% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, The sits between The Southern Company and Thompson Brothers & Company LLC.
The's three-year grant acceleration
The University of Hull shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.
Who files at The's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- The Southern
The Southern Company
14 patents
- The United States…
The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
14 patents
- The United States…
The United States of America as Represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice
14 patents
- The United States…
The United States of America, as represented by the Director, National Security Agency
14 patents
- Theranova
TheraNova, LLC
14 patents
- Thermos K K
Thermos K.K.
14 patents
- Thirty Three Thre…
Thirty Three Threads, Inc.
14 patents
- Thompson Brothers…
Thompson Brothers & Company LLC
14 patents
- The University of… ◀
The University of Hull
14 patents
What this shows The holds 14 patents at rank #20,544, 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 #20,544 in granted patent volume.
- The Southern Company #20,540 · 14 patents
- The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) #20,541 · 14 patents
- The United States of America as Represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice #20,542 · 14 patents
- The United States of America, as represented by the Director, National Security Agency #20,543 · 14 patents
- TheraNova, LLC #20,545 · 14 patents
- Thermos K.K. #20,546 · 14 patents
- Thirty Three Threads, Inc. #20,547 · 14 patents
- Thompson Brothers & Company LLC #20,548 · 14 patents
Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,153 in class
- Shimadzu Corporation 1,111 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 837 in class
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 816 in class
- The Boeing Company 701 in class
- General Electric Company 634 in class
- Kla-tencor Corporation 583 in class
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 530 in class
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
53 Top 9% higher than 91% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 14.3% |
Which technologies does The University of Hull patent most?
Top 15 of 33 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
The University of Hull's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- The University of Hull's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 28.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
- Ranked #20,528 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare The University of Hull against The Southern Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 52.9/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.