Where does THE University OF Tokyo rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE University OF Tokyo ranks #482 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 Tokyo hold?

THE University OF Tokyo holds 920 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 247 technology areas.

What is THE University OF Tokyo's Innovation Score?

THE University OF Tokyo has an Innovation Score of 61.2 out of 100 (top 3% 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 Tokyo focus on?

THE University OF Tokyo's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 192 patents, ranking #67 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 247 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE University OF Tokyo's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE University OF Tokyo's recent grant velocity is -8% 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 Tokyo's patents?

THE University OF Tokyo's patents average 12.2 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 920 granted patents across 247 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #482 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 920 patents across 247 technology areas.

#482
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.2/100): 12.2
avg claims per patent: -8%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R482 · Foreign Corporation #482 · 920 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-BROAD · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 920 grants
TOP-DECILE #482/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Baidu USA
CPC-BROAD G01N · 247 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT -8% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Baidu USA LLC (±2 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 61.2 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 23.6 pts (39%) Velocity 5.3 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 7.3 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Fanuc · near

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ams-OSRAM Internatio… · near

61
Renishaw · near

61
THE University OF… · this assignee

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 61.2/100 (top 3% 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 12.2 claims/patent is at or below the 14.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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 Tokyo received 409 grants versus 443 in 2015–2019 (-8% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 118 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 67. Lead class G01N accounts for 20.9% of the portfolio across 247 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Verily Life Sciences LLC (#478) and Maxell, Ltd. (#486).

THE's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, THE University OF Tokyo moved from 294 to 233 grants (0.79x 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 #1,866. See the growth leaderboard.

Verily Life Scien…

926
Zeon

926
Eaton

924
Baidu USA

922
THE University OF… ◀

920
Battelle Memorial…

917
Baidu Online Netw…

916
KT

914
Maxell

914

What this shows THE holds 920 patents at rank #482, 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 #482 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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 G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), THE ranks #67 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Renishaw PLC 61 ams-OSRAM International GmbH 61 Fanuc Corporation 61 The George Washington University 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.2 here).

Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. 12.2 avg Hyundai Motor Company 12.2 avg THE Coca-cola Company 12.2 avg Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University 12.2 avg

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 Tokyo patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	82	8.9%
2016	74	8.0%
2017	87	9.5%
2018	82	8.9%
2019	118	12.8%
2020	106	11.5%
2021	70	7.6%
2022	77	8.4%
2023	89	9.7%
2024	67	7.3%
2025partial year	68	7.4%

Which technologies does THE University OF Tokyo patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 192

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 174

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 151

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 121

C07K - Peptides 95

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 82

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 70

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 70

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 69

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 53

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 53

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 48

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 48

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 43

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 31

Top 15 of 247 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 Tokyo's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE University OF Tokyo's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 20.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #482 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE University OF Tokyo against Verily Life Sciences LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.2/100 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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