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The U.S.A., as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

Q: Where does The U.S.A., as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The U.S.A., as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services ranks #9,145 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the The U.S.A., as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 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 PatentsView assignee record - 35 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #9,145 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 35 patents across 15 technology areas.

#9,145
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.2/100): 19.3
avg claims per patent: +625%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9145 · US Federal Government #9,145 · 35 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 35 grants
UPPER-Q #9,145/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Mosaic
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 15 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-SURGE +625% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Mosaic 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.

How The’s 43.2 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 12.4 pts (29%) Velocity 5.6 pts (13%) Breadth 13.7 pts (32%) Claim depth 11.6 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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HÖGANÄS AB (PUBL) · near

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Chart Energy &… · near

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Molecular Templates · near

43
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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 43.2/100 (top 29% 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 19.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.2 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 U.S.A., as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, The sits between The Mosaic Company and Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg.

The's three-year grant acceleration

The U.S.A., as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services shows 15 grants in 2022–2024 against only 18 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.

The Mosaic

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What this shows The holds 35 patents at rank #9,145, 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 #9,145 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 #768 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

Chart Energy & Chemicals, Inc. 43 Molecular Templates, Inc. 43 HÖGANÄS AB (PUBL) 43 TriTeq Lock and Security, LLC 43

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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The U.S.A., as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	4	11.4%
2020	9	25.7%
2021	5	14.3%
2022	1	2.9%
2023	9	25.7%
2024	5	14.3%
2025partial year	2	5.7%

Which technologies does The U.S.A., as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 30

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 25

C07K - Peptides 21

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 18

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 5

C09B - Organic Dyes OR Closely-related Compounds FOR Producing Dyes ; , e.g. PIGMENTS; MORDANTS; Lakes 4

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

C12Y - Enzymes 2

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 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 1

A44C - Personal Adornments, e.g. JEWELLERY; Coins 1

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 1

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 1

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

The U.S.A., as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The U.S.A., as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #9,145 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The U.S.A., as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services against The Mosaic Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.2/100 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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