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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The University of Toledo ranks #2,203 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 Toledo hold?

The University of Toledo holds 179 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 97 technology areas.

What is The University of Toledo's Innovation Score?

The University of Toledo has an Innovation Score of 55.8 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 Toledo focus on?

The University of Toledo's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 52 patents, ranking #414 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 97 CPC subclasses total.

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

The University of Toledo's recent grant velocity is -21% 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 Toledo's patents?

The University of Toledo's patents average 14.2 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 Toledo 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 US Corporation

The University of Toledo

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 179 granted patents across 97 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 #2,203 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 179 patents across 97 technology areas.

#2,203
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.8/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: -21%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2203 · US Corporation #2,203 · 179 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 179 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,203/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Katholieke Universit…
CPC-WIDE A61K · 97 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -21% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU Leuven R&D (±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 55.8 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 17.9 pts (32%) Velocity 4.4 pts (8%) Breadth 25.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Zhejiang Sunny Optics · near

56
Adval Tech Holding · near

56
Nestec · near

56
The University of… · this assignee

56
Diversey · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 55.8/100 (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 14.2 claims/patent is at or below the 15.2 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 Toledo received 77 grants versus 97 in 2015–2019 (-21% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 25 grants and bottomed in 2022 at 11. Lead class A61K accounts for 29.1% of the portfolio across 97 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU Leuven R&D (#2,199) and First Solar, Inc. (#2,207).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The University of Toledo moved from 58 to 38 grants (0.66x 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 #2,294. See the growth leaderboard.

Katholieke Univer…

179
Kureha

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Synaptive Medical…

179
Stanley Black & D…

179
ZF CV Systems Eur…

179
The University of… ◀

179
Brain

178
Campagnolo S R L

178
First Solar

178

What this shows The holds 179 patents at rank #2,203, 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 #2,203 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 #414 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Nestec S.A. 56 Adval Tech Holding AG 56 Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co., Ltd 56 Diversey, Inc. 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.2 here).

Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. 14.2 avg Littelfuse, Inc. 14.2 avg Trading Technologies International, Inc. 14.2 avg Life Technologies Corporation 14.2 avg

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.

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The University of Toledo patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	7.8%
2016	23	12.8%
2017	25	14.0%
2018	16	8.9%
2019	19	10.6%
2020	18	10.1%
2021	21	11.7%
2022	11	6.1%
2023	13	7.3%
2024	14	7.8%
2025partial year	5	2.8%

Which technologies does The University of Toledo patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 52

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 34

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 33

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 23

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 23

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 21

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 18

C07K - Peptides 17

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 16

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 14

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 11

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 11

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 11

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 10

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 9

Top 15 of 97 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 Toledo's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The University of Toledo's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 29.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #2,203 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The University of Toledo against Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU Leuven R&D, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.8/100 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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