Overall rank by patents
#38,057
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 9 technology areas, active 2022–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C02F (TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE).
The verdict
United holds 7 US patents across 9 technology areas, rank #38,057 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.s. EPA has been granted 7 US utility patents between 2022 and 2025, placing United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.s. EPA at rank #38,057 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 9 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in C02F (TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE). As a US Federal Government, United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.s. EPA is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, United sits between Union TOOL Co. (7 patents, rank #38,053) and Universidad Miguel Hernández DE Elche (7 patents, rank #38,061) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.4/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Historical data spans 2022 through 2025, with 7 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The US Federal Government classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.s. EPA's 16.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 9 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark United States Government, AS Represented BY THE Administrator OF THE U.s. EPA against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
UNION TOOL CO.
7 patents
UNISTARS CORPORATION
7 patents
UNIT 1 GEAR, INC.
7 patents
UNITECH ZIPPER & MACHINERY CO., LTD.
7 patents
UNIVERSAL CEMENT CORPORATION
7 patents
UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO
7 patents
UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO
7 patents
UNIVERSIDAD MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ DE ELCHE
7 patents
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.
By rank, the assignees closest to #38,057 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in United's primary technology class.
United's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 42.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 14.3% |
Top 9 of 9 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#38,057
Across all tracked assignees
47.4 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
United's 7 grants land it in the top 19% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
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.