Where does Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano ranks #15,029 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 Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano hold?

Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano's Innovation Score?

Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano has an Innovation Score of 55.5 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano focus on?

Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 8 patents, ranking #2,696 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano's recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano's patents?

Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano's patents average 14.1 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 Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano 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

Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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, Universita' ranks #15,029 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 22 technology areas.

#15,029
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.5/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15029 · Foreign Corporation #15,029 · 20 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #15,029/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Umano Medical
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 22 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Umano Medical Inc. (±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 Universita'’s 55.5 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 10.5 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (36%) Breadth 16.6 pts (30%) Claim depth 8.4 pts (15%)

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What this shows Universita''s Innovation Score is 55.5/100 (top 7% 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 Universita'?

Each dot is one of Universita'’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). Universita'’s own 14.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Universita''s grants concentrate

Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Universita' sits between Umano Medical Inc. and University OF Hyogo.

Universita''s three-year grant acceleration

Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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 Universita' holds 20 patents at rank #15,019, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universita'

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,019 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Universita''s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	10.0%
2016	1	5.0%
2017	2	10.0%
2018	2	10.0%
2019	1	5.0%
2021	1	5.0%
2022	2	10.0%
2023	1	5.0%
2024	8	40.0%

Which technologies does Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 8

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 7

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 4

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

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 3

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 2

H04J - Multiplex Communication 2

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 2

H04B - Transmission 2

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 2

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 1

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

Top 15 of 22 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

Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #15,029 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universita' Degli Studi DI Milano against Umano Medical Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.5/100 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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