Where does Universitaet Zuerich rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universitaet Zuerich ranks #10,496 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 Universitaet Zuerich hold?

Universitaet Zuerich holds 30 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is Universitaet Zuerich's Innovation Score?

Universitaet Zuerich has an Innovation Score of 41.4 out of 100 (top 33% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Universitaet Zuerich focus on?

Universitaet Zuerich's top technology area is G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models) with 11 patents, ranking #745 of 4,479 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universitaet Zuerich's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universitaet Zuerich's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Universitaet Zuerich's patents?

Universitaet Zuerich's patents average 14.8 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 Universitaet Zuerich 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

Universitaet Zuerich

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 30 granted patents across 21 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universitaet ranks #10,496 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 30 patents across 21 technology areas.

#10,496
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 33%
by Innovation Score (41.4/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10496 · Foreign Corporation #10,496 · 30 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 30 grants
UPPER-Q #10,496/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH TrellisWare
CPC-FOCUS G06N · 21 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: TrellisWare Technologies, 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 Universitaet’s 41.4 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 11.9 pts (29%) Velocity 4.4 pts (11%) Breadth 16.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 8.9 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Akhan Semiconductor · near

41
Discma · near

41
Flexiworld · near

41
Sumitomo Heavy… · near

41
Universitaet Zuerich · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Universitaet's Innovation Score is 41.4/100 (top 33% 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 Universitaet?

Each dot is one of Universitaet’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). Universitaet’s own 14.8 claims/patent is at or below the 15.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Universitaet's grants concentrate

Universitaet Zuerich is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 36.7% of grants classified under G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Universitaet sits between TrellisWare Technologies, Inc. and Valcare, Inc..

Universitaet's three-year grant acceleration

Universitaet Zuerich shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 12 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.

Trellisware

30
Trivver

30
Tundra Composites

30
Unified Brands

30
University Hospit…

30
United Laboratori…

30
University of Ida…

30
Valcare

30
Universitaet Zuer… ◀

30

What this shows Universitaet holds 30 patents at rank #10,495, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universitaet

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,495 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Mo…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Universitaet, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Mo…), Universitaet ranks #745 of 4,479 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (41 here).

Akhan Semiconductor, Inc. 41 Flexiworld Technologies, Inc. 41 Sumitomo Heavy Industries ION Technology Co., Ltd. 41 Discma AG 41

Universitaet's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 33% higher than 67% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

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

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Universitaet Zuerich patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	3.3%
2017	4	13.3%
2018	5	16.7%
2019	5	16.7%
2020	5	16.7%
2021	2	6.7%
2022	3	10.0%
2023	2	6.7%
2024	3	10.0%

Which technologies does Universitaet Zuerich patent most?

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 11

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 10

C07K - Peptides 10

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 10

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 7

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

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 3

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

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

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

Top 15 of 21 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

Universitaet Zuerich's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universitaet Zuerich's lead technology class is G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models), 36.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06N
Ranked #10,496 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universitaet Zuerich against TrellisWare Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.4/100 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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