Universität Ulm
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 16 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Universität ranks #30,517 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 16 technology areas.
- #30,517
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 46%
- by Innovation Score (36.7/100)
- 16.9
- avg claims per patent
- +33%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R30517 · Foreign Corporation #30,517 · 9 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
- MID-PACK #30,517/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH University of Fukui
- CPC-FOCUS G01N · 16 areas
- INNOV-THIN 36.7/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-UP +33% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: University of Fukui (±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 36.7 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Universität
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Universität Ulm · this assignee
Universität Ulm · this assignee
37 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Universität's Innovation Score is 36.7/100 (top 46% 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 16.9 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.
Where Universität's grants concentrate
Universität Ulm is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 55.6% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). By volume, Universität sits between University of Fukui and Vave Health, Inc..
Universität's three-year grant acceleration
Universität Ulm shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.
Who files at Universität's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- University of Fuk…
University of Fukui
9 patents
- University of Hel…
University of Helsinki
9 patents
- University of Ont…
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
9 patents
- University of Was…
University of Washington Center for Commercialization
9 patents
- Uromedica
Uromedica, Inc.
9 patents
- Usines Claas Fran…
Usines Claas France S.A.S
9 patents
- Valinge Flooring…
Valinge Flooring Technology AB
9 patents
- Vave Health
Vave Health, Inc.
9 patents
- Universität Ulm ◀
Universität Ulm
9 patents
What this shows Universität holds 9 patents at rank #30,492, 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 #30,492 in granted patent volume.
- University of Fukui #30,488 · 9 patents
- University of Helsinki #30,489 · 9 patents
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology #30,490 · 9 patents
- University of Washington Center for Commercialization #30,491 · 9 patents
- Uromedica, Inc. #30,493 · 9 patents
- Usines Claas France S.A.S #30,494 · 9 patents
- Valinge Flooring Technology AB #30,495 · 9 patents
- Vave Health, Inc. #30,496 · 9 patents
Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Universität's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,153 in class
- Shimadzu Corporation 1,111 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 837 in class
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 816 in class
- The Boeing Company 701 in class
- General Electric Company 634 in class
- Kla-tencor Corporation 583 in class
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 530 in class
Universität's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
37 Top 46% higher than 54% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 22.2% |
Which technologies does Universität Ulm patent most?
Top 15 of 16 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Universität Ulm's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Universität Ulm's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 55.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
- Ranked #30,517 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Universität Ulm against University of Fukui, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 36.7/100 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.
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.