Where does The University of Nottingham rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The University of Nottingham ranks #6,493 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 Nottingham hold?

The University of Nottingham holds 52 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 67 technology areas.

What is The University of Nottingham's Innovation Score?

The University of Nottingham has an Innovation Score of 54.5 out of 100 (top 8% 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 Nottingham focus on?

The University of Nottingham's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 16 patents, ranking #1,413 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 67 CPC subclasses total.

Is The University of Nottingham's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The University of Nottingham's recent grant velocity is -19% 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 Nottingham's patents?

The University of Nottingham'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.

How is the The University of Nottingham 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 Foreign Corporation

The University of Nottingham

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 52 granted patents across 67 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 #6,493 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 52 patents across 67 technology areas.

#6,493
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.5/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: -19%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6493 · Foreign Corporation #6,493 · 52 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 52 grants
UPPER-Q #6,493/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tanium
CPC-WIDE A61K · 67 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -19% 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 54.5 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 13.7 pts (25%) Velocity 5.5 pts (10%) Breadth 25.0 pts (46%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Guangzhou Shiyuan… · near

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Konecranes Global · near

54
Mettler-Toledo… · near

54
Sekisui Polymatech · near

54
The University of… · this assignee

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 54.5/100 (top 8% 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 11.9 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.

How The's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, The University of Nottingham received 22 grants versus 27 in 2015–2019 (-19% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 9 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 1. Lead class A61K accounts for 30.8% of the portfolio across 67 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Toyo Aluminium Kabushiki Kaisha (#6,491) and Adama Makhteshim Ltd. (#6,499).

The's three-year grant acceleration

The University of Nottingham shows 14 grants in 2022–2024 against only 17 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.

Toyo Aluminium

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Toyo Tanso

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Tanium

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The University Co…

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Trax Technology S…

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Uniwersytet Jagie…

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The University of… ◀

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22nd Century

51
Adama Makhteshim

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What this shows The holds 52 patents at rank #6,495, 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 #6,495 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 #1,413 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (54 here).

Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Company Limited 54 Mettler-Toledo International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 54 Sekisui Polymatech Co., Ltd. 54 Konecranes Global Corporation 54

Similar claim depth

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

European Space Agency 17.1 avg Elenion Technologies, LLC 17.1 avg Nchain Licensing AG 17.1 avg Vanderbilt University 17.1 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 Nottingham patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	7.7%
2016	1	1.9%
2017	6	11.5%
2018	7	13.5%
2019	9	17.3%
2020	5	9.6%
2021	3	5.8%
2022	6	11.5%
2023	3	5.8%
2024	5	9.6%
2025partial year	3	5.8%

Which technologies does The University of Nottingham patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 16

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 13

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 10

C07K - Peptides 6

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 6

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 6

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

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 4

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 4

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 3

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 3

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 3

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 2

Top 15 of 67 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 Nottingham's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The University of Nottingham's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 30.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #6,493 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The University of Nottingham against Toyo Aluminium Kabushiki Kaisha, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.5/100 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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