Where does Universität Heidelberg rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universität Heidelberg ranks #12,294 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 Universität Heidelberg hold?

Universität Heidelberg holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Universität Heidelberg's Innovation Score?

Universität Heidelberg has an Innovation Score of 43.1 out of 100 (top 29% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Universität Heidelberg focus on?

Universität Heidelberg's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 14 patents, ranking #1,619 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universität Heidelberg's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universität Heidelberg's recent grant velocity is +325% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Universität Heidelberg's patents?

Universität Heidelberg's patents average 14.4 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 Universität Heidelberg 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

Universität Heidelberg

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 20 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universität ranks #12,294 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 20 technology areas.

#12,294
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.1/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: +325%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12294 · Foreign Corporation #12,294 · 25 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 25 grants
UPPER-Q #12,294/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH United Rusal…
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 20 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +325% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: United Company Rusal Engineering and Technology Centre 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 Universität’s 43.1 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 11.3 pts (26%) Velocity 7.4 pts (17%) Breadth 15.8 pts (37%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CBS Interactive · near

43
Hangzhou Ruisheng… · near

43
Pierce Biotechnology · near

43
Universität Heidelberg · this assignee

43
Wisol · near

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Universität's Innovation Score is 43.1/100 (top 29% 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 Universität?

Each dot is one of Universität’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). Universität’s own 14.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Universität's grants concentrate

Universität Heidelberg is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 56% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Universität sits between United Company Rusal Engineering and Technology Centre LLC and Ventec Life Systems, Inc..

Universität's three-year grant acceleration

Universität Heidelberg shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 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.

United Rusal Engi…

25
Universidade Fede…

25
University of Bath

25
University of Wat…

25
Université Pierre…

25
Uster

25
Vanderbilt Chemic…

25
Ventec Life Syste…

25
Universität Heide… ◀

25

What this shows Universität holds 25 patents at rank #12,291, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universität

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,291 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Universität, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), Universität ranks #1,619 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

Hangzhou Ruisheng Software Co., Ltd. 43 Wisol Co., Ltd. 43 Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. 43 CBS Interactive Inc. 43

Universität's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% 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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Universität Heidelberg patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	8.0%
2019	2	8.0%
2020	5	20.0%
2021	2	8.0%
2022	2	8.0%
2023	6	24.0%
2024	2	8.0%
2025partial year	4	16.0%

Which technologies does Universität Heidelberg patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 14

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

C07K - Peptides 8

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 6

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

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 4

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 2

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

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 2

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 1

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 1

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 1

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 1

Top 15 of 20 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

Universität Heidelberg's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universität Heidelberg's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 56% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #12,294 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universität Heidelberg against United Company Rusal Engineering and Technology Centre LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.1/100 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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