Where does Universal Diagnostics, S.A. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universal Diagnostics, S.A. ranks #38,100 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 Diagnostics, S.A. hold?

Universal Diagnostics, S.A. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Universal Diagnostics, S.A.'s Innovation Score?

Universal Diagnostics, S.A. has an Innovation Score of 32.0 out of 100 (40th percentile 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 Diagnostics, S.A. focus on?

Universal Diagnostics, S.A.'s top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 4 patents, ranking #3,181 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universal Diagnostics, S.A.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universal Diagnostics, S.A.'s recent grant velocity is +150% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Universal Diagnostics, S.A.'s patents?

Universal Diagnostics, S.A.'s patents average 12.9 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 Diagnostics, S.A. 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 Diagnostics, S.A.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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 #38,100 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 4 technology areas.

#38,100
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 40th percentile
by Innovation Score (32.0/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: +150%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38100 · Foreign Corporation #38,100 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #38,100/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Unispectral
CPC-NARROW G01N · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +150% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Unispectral Ltd. (±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 32.0 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 7.2 pts (23%) Velocity 10.0 pts (31%) Breadth 7.1 pts (22%) Claim depth 7.7 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Buckhorn · near

32
Houzz · near

32
IH IP Holdings · near

32
Nanobit Tech · near

32
Universal Diagnostics · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Universal's Innovation Score is 32.0/100 (40th 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 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 12.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Universal's grants concentrate

Universal Diagnostics, S.A. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Universal sits between Unispectral Ltd. and Universidad Nacional de Cordoba.

Universal's three-year grant acceleration

Universal Diagnostics, S.A. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

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What this shows Universal holds 7 patents at rank #38,096, 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 #38,096 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 #3,181 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (32 here).

IH IP Holdings Limited 32 Nanobit Tech. Co., Ltd. 32 Buckhorn Inc. 32 Houzz, Inc. 32

Universal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 40th percentile higher than 40% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Universal Diagnostics, S.A. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	28.6%
2020	1	14.3%
2021	1	14.3%
2022	2	28.6%
2024	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Universal Diagnostics, S.A. patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

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 4

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 4 of 4 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 Diagnostics, S.A.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universal Diagnostics, S.A.'s lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #38,100 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universal Diagnostics, S.A. against Unispectral Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.0/100 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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