Where does Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd. ranks #7,349 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 Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd. hold?

Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd. holds 45 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 35.8 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd. focus on?

Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 37 patents, ranking #407 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -33% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd.'s patents average 11.4 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 Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd. 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

Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 45 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universal ranks #7,349 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 45 patents across 14 technology areas.

#7,349
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (35.8/100): 11.4
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7349 · Foreign Corporation #7,349 · 45 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 45 grants
UPPER-Q #7,349/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tactus Technology
CPC-FOCUS G01N · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tactus Technology, 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 Universal’s 35.8 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 13.2 pts (37%) Velocity 2.5 pts (7%) Breadth 13.2 pts (37%) Claim depth 6.8 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Elesa S P A · near

36
GemVax & Kael · near

36
Signal Trust for… · near

36
Speedlink Technology · near

36
Universal BIO Research · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Universal's Innovation Score is 35.8/100 (top 48% 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 Universal?

Each dot is one of Universal’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). Universal’s own 11.4 claims/patent is at or below the 13.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Universal's grants concentrate

Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 82.2% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Universal sits between Tactus Technology, Inc. and Vermont Juvenile Furniture Mfg., Inc..

Universal's three-year grant acceleration

Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 16 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.

Tactus Technology

45
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45
Tetramem

45
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45
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45
Virident Systems

45
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45
Vermont Juvenile…

45
Universal BIO Res… ◀

45

What this shows Universal holds 45 patents at rank #7,346, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universal

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,346 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Universal, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), Universal ranks #407 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (36 here).

Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation 36 GemVax & Kael Co., Ltd. 36 Elesa S.P.A. 36 Speedlink Technology Inc. 36

Universal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	8.9%
2016	6	13.3%
2017	8	17.8%
2018	5	11.1%
2019	4	8.9%
2020	8	17.8%
2021	4	8.9%
2022	5	11.1%
2023	1	2.2%

Which technologies does Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd. patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 37

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 27

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 17

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 8

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 6

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 5

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 4

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 4

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 1

C07K - Peptides 1

B01D - Separation 1

B03C - Magnetic OR Electrostatic Separation OF Solid Materials From Solid Materials OR FLUIDS; Separation BY High-voltage Electric Fields 1

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 82.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #7,349 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universal BIO Research Co., Ltd. against Tactus Technology, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.8/100 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

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.