Where does TON DUC Thang University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), TON DUC Thang University ranks #20,544 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 TON DUC Thang University hold?

TON DUC Thang University holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 27 technology areas.

What is TON DUC Thang University's Innovation Score?

TON DUC Thang University has an Innovation Score of 40.7 out of 100 (top 35% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is TON DUC Thang University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

TON DUC Thang University's recent grant velocity is +150% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for TON DUC Thang University's patents?

TON DUC Thang University's patents average 18.8 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 TON DUC Thang University 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

TON DUC Thang University

Q: What technology areas does TON DUC Thang University focus on?

TON DUC Thang University's top technology area is A61G (Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices) with 7 patents, ranking #96 of 586 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 27 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 27 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: A61G (Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, TON ranks #20,544 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 27 technology areas.

#20,544
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 35%
by Innovation Score (40.7/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent: +150%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20544 · Foreign Corporation #20,544 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #20,544/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tohoku Electric Power
CPC-FOCUS A61G · 27 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +150% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tohoku Electric Power Company, Inc. (±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 TON’s 40.7 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 9.4 pts (23%) Velocity 1.7 pts (4%) Breadth 18.4 pts (45%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Deutsches Krebsforsc… · near

41
Mimi Hearing · near

41
Telect · near

41
TON DUC Thang… · this assignee

41
Fluidity · near

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows TON's Innovation Score is 40.7/100 (top 35% 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 TON?

Each dot is one of TON’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). TON’s own 18.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

TON vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where TON's grants concentrate

TON DUC Thang University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under A61G (Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, TON sits between Tohoku Electric Power Company, Inc. and Toyox Co., Ltd..

TON's three-year grant acceleration

TON DUC Thang University shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

Tohoku Electric P…

14
Tokyo Metropolita…

14
Tokyo University…

14
TOM Dixon

14
Toray Fine Chemic…

14
Toshiba Elevator

14
Toyota Jidosha Ky…

14
Toyox

14
TON DUC Thang Uni… ◀

14

What this shows TON holds 14 patents at rank #20,511, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near TON

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,511 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61G (Transport)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for TON, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61G (Transport), TON ranks #96 of 586 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (41 here).

Mimi Hearing Technologies GmbH 41 Telect, Inc. 41 Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Stiftung DES ÖFFENTLICHEN Rechts 41 Fluidity Technologies Inc. 41

TON's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 35% higher than 65% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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TON DUC Thang University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	7.1%
2016	2	14.3%
2018	1	7.1%
2020	3	21.4%
2021	5	35.7%
2022	2	14.3%

Which technologies does TON DUC Thang University patent most?

A61G - Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices 7

A47C - CHAIRS; SOFAS; Beds 2

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 2

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 1

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 1

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

B09B - Disposal OF Solid Waste NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

C05F - Organic Fertilisers NOT Covered BY Subclasses C05b, C05c, e.g. Fertilisers From Waste OR Refuse 1

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 1

Top 15 of 27 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

TON DUC Thang University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

TON DUC Thang University's lead technology class is A61G (Transport, Personal Conveyances, OR Accommodation Specially Adapted FOR Patients OR Disabled Persons ; Operating Tables OR CHAIRS; Chairs FOR DENTISTRY; Funeral Devices), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61G
Ranked #20,544 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare TON DUC Thang University against Tohoku Electric Power Company, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.7/100 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.

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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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