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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The University of Sussex ranks #15,696 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 Sussex hold?

The University of Sussex holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 33 technology areas.

What is The University of Sussex's Innovation Score?

The University of Sussex has an Innovation Score of 63.1 out of 100 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

The University of Sussex's recent grant velocity is +83% 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 Sussex's patents?

The University of Sussex's patents average 20.8 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 Sussex 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 Sussex

Q: What technology areas does The University of Sussex focus on?

The University of Sussex's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 5 patents. Grants appear in 33 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #15,696 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 33 technology areas.

#15,696
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.1/100): 20.8
avg claims per patent: +83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15696 · Foreign Corporation #15,696 · 19 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,696/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Hartford Steam…
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 33 areas
INNOV-STRONG 63.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
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63
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 63.1/100 (top 2% 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.

Where The's grants concentrate

The University of Sussex is a focused PatentsView assignee: 33 CPC subclasses with 26.3% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, The sits between The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company and TransAct Technologies Incorporated.

The's three-year grant acceleration

The University of Sussex shows 9 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.

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What this shows The holds 19 patents at rank #15,710, 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 #15,710 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 Sussex patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.3%
2016	1	5.3%
2017	1	5.3%
2018	2	10.5%
2019	1	5.3%
2020	2	10.5%
2022	3	15.8%
2023	5	26.3%
2024	1	5.3%
2025partial year	2	10.5%

Which technologies does The University of Sussex patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 5

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

G10K - Sound-producing DEVICES; Methods OR Devices FOR Protecting Against, OR FOR Damping, Noise OR Other Acoustic Waves IN GENERAL; Acoustics NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 3

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 2

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 2

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 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

G21H - Obtaining Energy From Radioactive SOURCES; Applications OF Radiation From Radioactive Sources, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Utilising Cosmic Radiation 2

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 2

G01T - Measurement OF Nuclear OR X-radiation 2

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 1

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 1

Top 15 of 33 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#15,696

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.1 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 Sussex's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The University of Sussex's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 26.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #15,696 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The University of Sussex against The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 63.1/100 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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