Where does Universidad DE Sevilla rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universidad DE Sevilla ranks #17,315 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 Universidad DE Sevilla hold?

Universidad DE Sevilla holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 24 technology areas.

What is Universidad DE Sevilla's Innovation Score?

Universidad DE Sevilla has an Innovation Score of 38.4 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Universidad DE Sevilla focus on?

Universidad DE Sevilla's top technology area is B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus) with 3 patents, ranking #1,161 of 2,755 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 24 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universidad DE Sevilla's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universidad DE Sevilla's recent grant velocity is -55% 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 Universidad DE Sevilla's patents?

Universidad DE Sevilla's patents average 13.0 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 Universidad DE Sevilla 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

Universidad DE Sevilla

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 24 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: B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universidad ranks #17,315 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 24 technology areas.

#17,315
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.4/100): 13.0
avg claims per patent: -55%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17315 · Foreign Corporation #17,315 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #17,315/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Unik World Industrial
CPC-FOCUS B01J · 24 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -55% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Unik World Industrial Co., 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 Universidad’s 38.4 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 10.0 pts (26%) Velocity 3.3 pts (9%) Breadth 17.3 pts (45%) Claim depth 7.8 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Universidad DE Sevilla · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Universidad's Innovation Score is 38.4/100 (top 41% 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 Universidad?

Each dot is one of Universidad’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). Universidad’s own 13.0 claims/patent is at or below the 13.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Universidad's grants concentrate

Universidad DE Sevilla is a focused PatentsView assignee: 24 CPC subclasses with 17.6% of grants classified under B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Universidad sits between Unik World Industrial Co., Ltd. and Universite DES Sciences ET Technologies DE Lille 1.

Universidad's three-year grant acceleration

Universidad DE Sevilla shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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 Universidad holds 17 patents at rank #17,310, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universidad

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,310 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes)

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

Universidad's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% 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.

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Universidad DE Sevilla patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	11.8%
2016	3	17.6%
2017	2	11.8%
2018	3	17.6%
2019	1	5.9%
2020	2	11.8%
2021	1	5.9%
2022	1	5.9%
2023	1	5.9%
2025partial year	1	5.9%

Which technologies does Universidad DE Sevilla patent most?

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 2

D01D - Mechanical Methods OR Apparatus IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR Ribbons 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 2

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

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

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

Top 15 of 24 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

Universidad DE Sevilla's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universidad DE Sevilla's lead technology class is B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus), 17.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01J
Ranked #17,315 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universidad DE Sevilla against Unik World Industrial Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.4/100 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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