Where does Universal Robots A/S rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universal Robots A/S ranks #9,397 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 Robots A/S hold?

Universal Robots A/S holds 34 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Universal Robots A/S's Innovation Score?

Universal Robots A/S has an Innovation Score of 38.6 out of 100 (top 40% 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 Robots A/S focus on?

Universal Robots A/S's top technology area is B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices) with 22 patents, ranking #89 of 1,442 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universal Robots A/S's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universal Robots A/S's recent grant velocity is +567% 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 Robots A/S's patents?

Universal Robots A/S's patents average 16.1 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 Robots A/S 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 Robots A/S

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 34 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universal ranks #9,397 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 34 patents across 9 technology areas.

#9,397
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.6/100): 16.1
avg claims per patent: +567%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9397 · Foreign Corporation #9,397 · 34 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 34 grants
UPPER-Q #9,397/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tervis Tumbler
CPC-NARROW B25J · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +567% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tervis Tumbler Company (±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 38.6 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 12.3 pts (32%) Velocity 6.1 pts (16%) Breadth 10.6 pts (27%) Claim depth 9.7 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Affibody AB · near

39
Excel Industries · near

39
Mcwane · near

39
Nuvotronics · near

39
Universal Robots A/S · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Universal's Innovation Score is 38.6/100 (top 40% 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 16.1 claims/patent is at or below the 16.4 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 Robots A/S is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 64.7% of grants classified under B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Universal sits between Tervis Tumbler Company and Vektor Medical, Inc..

Universal's three-year grant acceleration

Universal Robots A/S shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Tervis Tumbler

34
The Australian Na…

34
Trifo

34
UFI Filters S P A

34
UniversitÉ DE Bou…

34
Usound

34
Unanimous A I

34
Vektor Medical

34
Universal Robots… ◀

34

What this shows Universal holds 34 patents at rank #9,396, 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 #9,396 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25J (Manipulators)

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 B25J (Manipulators), Universal ranks #89 of 1,442 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (39 here).

Excel Industries, Inc. 39 Affibody AB 39 Mcwane, Inc. 39 Nuvotronics, Inc 39

Universal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 40% higher than 60% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Universal Robots A/S patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	2.9%
2017	1	2.9%
2019	1	2.9%
2020	5	14.7%
2021	5	14.7%
2022	2	5.9%
2023	5	14.7%
2024	3	8.8%
2025partial year	11	32.4%

Which technologies does Universal Robots A/S patent most?

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 22

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 18

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 5

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

F16H - Gearing 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 9 of 9 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 Robots A/S's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universal Robots A/S's lead technology class is B25J (MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices), 64.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B25J
Ranked #9,397 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universal Robots A/S against Tervis Tumbler Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.6/100 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.