Where does The University Of Queensland rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The University Of Queensland ranks #2,633 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 Queensland hold?

The University Of Queensland holds 148 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 115 technology areas.

What is The University Of Queensland's Innovation Score?

The University Of Queensland has an Innovation Score of 59.6 out of 100 (top 4% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is The University Of Queensland's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The University Of Queensland's recent grant velocity is -20% 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 Queensland's patents?

The University Of Queensland's patents average 18.8 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 Queensland 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 Queensland

Q: What technology areas does The University Of Queensland focus on?

The University Of Queensland's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 52 patents. Grants appear in 115 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 148 granted patents across 115 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 #2,633 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 148 patents across 115 technology areas.

#2,633
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.6/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent: -20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2633 · Foreign Corporation #2,633 · 148 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 148 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,633/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH KnowBe4
CPC-WIDE A61K · 115 areas
INNOV-PAR 59.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: KnowBe4, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Southwire · near

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Dewertokin Technolog… · near

60
Herrmann Ultraschall… · near

60
Shinko Electric… · near

60
The University Of… · this assignee

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 59.6/100 (top 4% 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.

How The's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, The University Of Queensland received 64 grants versus 80 in 2015–2019 (-20% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2018 at 20 grants and bottomed in 2022 at 8. Lead class A61K accounts for 35.1% of the portfolio across 115 subclasses. Volume neighbours: KnowBe4, Inc. (#2,629) and Blue Yonder Group, Inc. (#2,637).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The University Of Queensland moved from 41 to 37 grants (0.90x 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 #1,463. See the growth leaderboard.

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Mitsubishi Aircra…

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Ocient Holdings

148
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148
Aircelle

147
Angiodynamics

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Blue Yonder Group

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What this shows The holds 148 patents at rank #2,633, 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 #2,633 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).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (60 here).

Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd. 60 Dewertokin Technology Group Co., Ltd. 60 Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik GMBH & Co. KG 60 Southwire Company, LLC 60

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.8 here).

Suzhou Metabrain Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. 18.8 avg SAF-Holland, Inc. 18.8 avg Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd. 18.8 avg Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 18.8 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 4% higher than 96% 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.

View data table

The University Of Queensland patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	7.4%
2016	16	10.8%
2017	19	12.8%
2018	20	13.5%
2019	14	9.5%
2020	12	8.1%
2021	15	10.1%
2022	8	5.4%
2023	11	7.4%
2024	18	12.2%
2025partial year	4	2.7%

Which technologies does The University Of Queensland patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 52

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 51

C07K - Peptides 38

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 24

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 19

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 15

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 14

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 13

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 11

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 11

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 11

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 10

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 8

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 8

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 7

Top 15 of 115 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,633

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

The University Of Queensland's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The University Of Queensland's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 35.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #2,633 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The University Of Queensland against KnowBe4, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 59.6/100 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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