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The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services

Q: Where does The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services ranks #8,492 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 USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. 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 - 38 granted patents across 17 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 #8,492 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 38 patents across 17 technology areas.

#8,492
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 36%
by Innovation Score (40.4/100): 14.5
avg claims per patent: +675%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8492 · US Federal Government #8,492 · 38 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 38 grants
UPPER-Q #8,492/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Taiheiyo Cement
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-SURGE +675% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Taiheiyo Cement Corporation (±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 40.4 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 12.7 pts (31%) Velocity 4.4 pts (11%) Breadth 14.6 pts (36%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Mesoblast Internatio… · near

40
Endress+Hauser… · near

40
Genband US · near

40
Tellabs Operations · near

40
The USA as represent… · this assignee

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 40.4/100 (top 36% 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 14.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.2 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 USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 76.3% 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 Tsmc Solid State Lighting Ltd. and Universite DE Franche-comte.

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services moved from 21 to 14 grants (0.67x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Tsmc Solid State…

38
Taiheiyo Cement

38
Tekion

38
The GSI Group

38
The University of…

38
Tokamak Energy

38
Torqeedo

38
Universite DE Fra…

38
The USA as repres… ◀

38

What this shows The holds 38 patents at rank #8,498, 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 #8,498 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 #787 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

Endress+Hauser Conducta Gesellschaft fuer Mess- und Regeltechnik mbH + Co. KG 40 Tellabs Operations, Inc. 40 Genband US LLC 40 Mesoblast International Sàrl 40

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 36% higher than 64% 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.

View data table

The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	4	10.5%
2020	9	23.7%
2021	8	21.1%
2022	1	2.6%
2023	7	18.4%
2024	6	15.8%
2025partial year	3	7.9%

Which technologies does The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 29

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 24

C07K - Peptides 17

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 17

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 6

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

C12Y - Enzymes 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 2

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 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 2

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 1

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

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

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

Top 15 of 17 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 USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 76.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #8,492 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services against Tsmc Solid State Lighting Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.4/100 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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