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United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior

Q: Where does United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior ranks #25,459 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 of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior 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 - 11 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, United ranks #25,459 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 13 technology areas.

#25,459
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 41st percentile
by Innovation Score (32.5/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: -90%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25459 · US Federal Government #25,459 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USGOV · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #25,459/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ultimate Strength…
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-DROP -90% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ultimate Strength Cable, LLC (±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 32.5 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 8.6 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (39%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (34%)

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What this shows United's Innovation Score is 32.5/100 (41st percentile 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 18.6 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.

Where United's grants concentrate

United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 45.5% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, United sits between Ultimate Strength Cable, LLC and Universitaet Leipzig.

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Unique Materials

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What this shows United holds 11 patents at rank #25,452, 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 #25,452 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

32 41st percentile higher than 41% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	27.3%
2017	3	27.3%
2018	3	27.3%
2019	1	9.1%
2020	1	9.1%

Which technologies does United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 3

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 1

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 1

F03D - Wind Motors 1

B01D - Separation 1

B04C - Apparatus Using Free Vortex Flow, e.g. Cyclones 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 1

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

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 13 of 13 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 of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 45.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #25,459 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior against Ultimate Strength Cable, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.5/100 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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