Where does UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg ranks #33,752 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 UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg hold?

UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg's Innovation Score?

UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg has an Innovation Score of 31.0 out of 100 (36th 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 UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg focus on?

UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 6 patents, ranking #2,984 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

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

UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg's recent grant velocity is -67% 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 UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg's patents?

UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg's patents average 12.4 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 UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM 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

UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universitätsklinikum ranks #33,752 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 7 technology areas.

#33,752
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.0/100): 12.4
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33752 · Foreign Corporation #33,752 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,752/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH UNIVERSITÄT Wien
CPC-NARROW A61P · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: UNIVERSITÄT Wien (±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 Universitätsklinikum’s 31.0 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 7.6 pts (24%) Velocity 6.7 pts (22%) Breadth 9.4 pts (30%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Universitätsklinikum's Innovation Score is 31.0/100 (36th 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 Universitätsklinikum?

Each dot is one of Universitätsklinikum’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). Universitätsklinikum’s own 12.4 claims/patent is at or below the 15.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Universitätsklinikum's grants concentrate

UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Universitätsklinikum sits between University OF East Anglia and Unwired Planet International Limited.

Universitätsklinikum's three-year grant acceleration

UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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 UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM holds 8 patents at rank #33,714, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,714 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

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

Universitätsklinikum's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

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

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UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	37.5%
2017	2	25.0%
2018	1	12.5%
2021	1	12.5%
2023	1	12.5%

Which technologies does UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg patent most?

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

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 6

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

C07K - Peptides 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 1

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

Top 7 of 7 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

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

UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #33,752 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM Heidelberg against University OF East Anglia, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.0/100 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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