Where does The University of Memphis Research Foundation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The University of Memphis Research Foundation ranks #10,479 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 Memphis Research Foundation hold?

The University of Memphis Research Foundation holds 30 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 40 technology areas.

What is The University of Memphis Research Foundation's Innovation Score?

The University of Memphis Research Foundation has an Innovation Score of 52.5 out of 100 (top 10% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is The University of Memphis Research Foundation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The University of Memphis Research Foundation's recent grant velocity is -62% 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 Memphis Research Foundation's patents?

The University of Memphis Research Foundation's patents average 13.9 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 US Corporation

The University of Memphis Research Foundation

Q: What technology areas does The University of Memphis Research Foundation focus on?

The University of Memphis Research Foundation's top technology area is 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) with 13 patents, ranking #215 of 2,589 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 40 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the The University of Memphis Research Foundation 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 - 30 granted patents across 40 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: 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;).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #10,479 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 30 patents across 40 technology areas.

#10,479
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.5/100): 13.9
avg claims per patent: -62%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10479 · US Corporation #10,479 · 30 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 30 grants
UPPER-Q #10,479/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tangle Teezer
CPC-WIDE A61L · 40 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -62% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tangle Teezer Limited (±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 52.5 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 11.9 pts (23%) Velocity 10.0 pts (19%) Breadth 22.4 pts (43%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Belden Canada ULC · near

53
Hong Kong Baptist… · near

53
The University of… · this assignee

53
THK · near

53
Aventics · near

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 52.5/100 (top 10% 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 13.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.9 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 University of Memphis Research Foundation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 40 CPC subclasses with 43.3% of grants classified under 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;). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, The sits between Tangle Teezer Limited and Topgolf International, Inc..

The's three-year grant acceleration

The University of Memphis Research Foundation shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Tangle Teezer

30
Technology Innova…

30
Tensorcom

30
The Technology Pa…

30
Thrive Bioscience

30
Thule

30
Tokyo Parts Indus…

30
Topgolf Internati…

30
The University of… ◀

30

What this shows The holds 30 patents at rank #10,485, 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 #10,485 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects…)

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 A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects…), The ranks #215 of 2,589 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (53 here).

Hong Kong Baptist University 53 THK Co., Ltd. 53 Belden Canada ULC 53 Aventics GmbH 53

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 Memphis Research Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	13.3%
2016	3	10.0%
2017	8	26.7%
2018	4	13.3%
2019	2	6.7%
2020	1	3.3%
2021	1	3.3%
2022	3	10.0%
2023	1	3.3%
2024	2	6.7%
2025partial year	1	3.3%

Which technologies does The University of Memphis Research Foundation patent most?

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 13

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 12

C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof 9

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 9

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 8

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 6

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 4

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 3

D01F - Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments 3

D01D - Mechanical Methods OR Apparatus IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR Ribbons 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 2

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 2

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 1

Top 15 of 40 technology areas

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Data Source

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What to do with this data

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The University of Memphis Research Foundation's lead technology class is 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;), 43.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61L
Ranked #10,479 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The University of Memphis Research Foundation against Tangle Teezer Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.5/100 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.

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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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