United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.S. EPA
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2022–2025. 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: C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, United ranks #38,097 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 9 technology areas.
- #38,097
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 19%
- by Innovation Score (47.4/100)
- 16.0
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R38097 · US Federal Government #38,097 · 7 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USGOV · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
- LOWER-Q #38,097/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Union Tool
- CPC-NARROW C02F · 9 areas
- INNOV-PAR 47.4/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
- TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
- SPAN-YRS 2022–2025 · 4y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Union Tool Co. (±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 United’s 47.4 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around United
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- United States… · this assignee
United States… · this assignee
47 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows United's Innovation Score is 47.4/100 (top 19% 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 United?
Each dot is one of United’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). United’s own 16.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where United's grants concentrate
United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.S. EPA is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, United sits between Union Tool Co. and Universidad Miguel HERNÁNDEZ DE Elche.
United's three-year grant acceleration
United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.S. EPA shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.
Who files at United's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Union Tool
Union Tool Co.
7 patents
- Unistars
Unistars Corporation
7 patents
- Unit 1 Gear
Unit 1 Gear, Inc.
7 patents
- Unitech Zipper &…
Unitech Zipper & Machinery Co., Ltd.
7 patents
- Universal Cement
Universal Cement Corporation
7 patents
- Universidad DE Gu…
Universidad DE Guanajuato
7 patents
- Universidad DEL P…
Universidad DEL Pais Vasco
7 patents
- Universidad Migue…
Universidad Miguel HERNÁNDEZ DE Elche
7 patents
- United States Gov… ◀
United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.S. EPA
7 patents
What this shows United holds 7 patents at rank #38,057, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near United
By rank, the assignees closest to #38,057 in granted patent volume.
- Union Tool Co. #38,053 · 7 patents
- Unistars Corporation #38,054 · 7 patents
- Unit 1 Gear, Inc. #38,055 · 7 patents
- Unitech Zipper & Machinery Co., Ltd. #38,056 · 7 patents
- Universal Cement Corporation #38,058 · 7 patents
- Universidad DE Guanajuato #38,059 · 7 patents
- Universidad DEL Pais Vasco #38,060 · 7 patents
- Universidad Miguel HERNÁNDEZ DE Elche #38,061 · 7 patents
Leaders in C02F (Treatment OF Water)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in United's primary technology class.
- Ecolab USA Inc. 243 in class
- King Fahd University OF Petroleum AND Minerals 188 in class
- Evoqua Water Technologies LLC 177 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 147 in class
- Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Support 82 in class
- Kurita Water Industries Ltd. 80 in class
- Nanjing University 75 in class
- Kemira OYJ 55 in class
United's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 42.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 14.3% |
Which technologies does United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.S. EPA patent most?
Top 9 of 9 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.S. EPA's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.S. EPA's lead technology class is C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C02F
- Ranked #38,097 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.S. EPA against Union Tool Co., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 47.4/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.