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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The University of Sheffield ranks #7,634 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 Sheffield hold?

The University of Sheffield holds 43 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 43 technology areas.

What is The University of Sheffield's Innovation Score?

The University of Sheffield has an Innovation Score of 55.7 out of 100 (top 7% 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 Sheffield focus on?

The University of Sheffield's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 13 patents, ranking #1,747 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 43 CPC subclasses total.

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

The University of Sheffield's recent grant velocity is +53% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for The University of Sheffield's patents?

The University of Sheffield's patents average 17.3 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 Sheffield 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 Sheffield

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 43 granted patents across 43 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 #7,634 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 43 patents across 43 technology areas.

#7,634
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.7/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: +53%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7634 · Foreign Corporation #7,634 · 43 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 43 grants
UPPER-Q #7,634/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Teladoc Health
CPC-WIDE A61K · 43 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +53% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Teladoc Health, 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 55.7 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 (23%) Velocity 9.1 pts (16%) Breadth 23.2 pts (42%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Gatekeeper Systems · near

56
Metal Raptor · near

56
Shanghai Yanfeng… · near

56
Skyworks Global PTE · near

56
The University of… · this assignee

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 55.7/100 (top 7% 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 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.8 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 Sheffield is a focused PatentsView assignee: 43 CPC subclasses with 30.2% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, The sits between TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. and University of North Dakota.

The's three-year grant acceleration

The University of Sheffield shows 15 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

TRW Vehicle Safet…

43
Tsudakoma Kogyo

43
Teladoc Health

43
The Fynder Group

43
Unilumin Group

43
University OF Day…

43
University OF Hou…

43
University of Nor…

43
The University of… ◀

43

What this shows The holds 43 patents at rank #7,638, 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 #7,638 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 #1,747 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Skyworks Global PTE. Ltd. 56 Metal Raptor Inc. 56 Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd. 56 Gatekeeper Systems, Inc. 56

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 Sheffield patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	7.0%
2016	4	9.3%
2017	1	2.3%
2018	4	9.3%
2019	3	7.0%
2020	7	16.3%
2021	1	2.3%
2022	7	16.3%
2023	5	11.6%
2024	3	7.0%
2025partial year	5	11.6%

Which technologies does The University of Sheffield patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 13

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 11

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 10

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 10

C07K - Peptides 8

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 6

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 6

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 5

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 4

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 3

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 3

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 3

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 3

C22C - Alloys 2

Top 15 of 43 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 Sheffield's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The University of Sheffield's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 30.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #7,634 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The University of Sheffield against TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.7/100 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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