USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Federal Government

United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs

Q: Where does United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs ranks #1,512 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 United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs 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 - 275 granted patents across 95 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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, United ranks #1,512 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 275 patents across 95 technology areas.

#1,512
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (64.7/100): 15.7
avg claims per patent: +950%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1512 · US Federal Government #1,512 · 275 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USGOV · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 275 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,512/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Lintec
CPC-WIDE A61K · 95 areas
INNOV-STRONG 64.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-SURGE +950% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Lintec 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 United’s 64.7 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 19.4 pts (30%) Velocity 10.9 pts (17%) Breadth 25.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 9.4 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Danfoss Power… · near

65
Saint-gobain Glass… · near

65
Siemens Medical… · near

65
United States… · this assignee

65
International… · near

65
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows United's Innovation Score is 64.7/100 (top 1% 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 15.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How United's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs received 210 grants versus 20 in 2015–2019 (+950% equal-window velocity, top decile growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2024 at 64 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 1. Lead class A61K accounts for 48.4% of the portfolio across 95 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Lintec Corporation (#1,508) and Hexagon Technology Center GMBH (#1,516).

United's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs moved from 85 to 139 grants (1.64x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #358. See the growth leaderboard.

Lintec

275
Peking University

275
Phillips 66

275
Unist(Ulsan Natio…

275
Wolverine Outdoors

275
United States Gov… ◀

275
Acronis Internati…

274
Cambria

274
Hexagon Technolog…

274

What this shows United holds 275 patents at rank #1,512, 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 #1,512 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for United, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), United ranks #134 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (65 here).

International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC 65 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. 65 Saint-gobain Glass France 65 Danfoss Power Solutions II Technology A/S 65

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.7 here).

Simmonds Precision Products, Inc. 15.7 avg Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. 15.7 avg Dynamics Inc. 15.7 avg UCL Business PLC 15.7 avg

United's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 Top 1% higher than 99% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

View data table

United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	0.4%
2016	4	1.5%
2018	1	0.4%
2019	14	5.1%
2020	37	13.5%
2021	34	12.4%
2022	43	15.6%
2023	32	11.6%
2024	64	23.3%
2025partial year	45	16.4%

Which technologies does United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 133

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 106

C07K - Peptides 40

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 37

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 36

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 26

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 24

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 20

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 19

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 18

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 15

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 13

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 12

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 12

C12Y - Enzymes 11

Top 15 of 95 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

United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 48.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #1,512 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs against Lintec Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 64.7/100 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.

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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