Where does Universite DE Franche-comte rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universite DE Franche-comte ranks #8,502 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 Universite DE Franche-comte hold?

Universite DE Franche-comte holds 38 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 52 technology areas.

What is Universite DE Franche-comte's Innovation Score?

Universite DE Franche-comte has an Innovation Score of 56.5 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Universite DE Franche-comte focus on?

Universite DE Franche-comte's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 6 patents, ranking #2,307 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 52 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universite DE Franche-comte's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universite DE Franche-comte's recent grant velocity is +31% 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 Universite DE Franche-comte's patents?

Universite DE Franche-comte's patents average 15.4 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 Universite DE Franche-comte 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

Universite DE Franche-comte

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 38 granted patents across 52 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universite ranks #8,502 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 38 patents across 52 technology areas.

#8,502
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.5/100): 15.4
avg claims per patent: +31%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8502 · Foreign Corporation #8,502 · 38 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 38 grants
UPPER-Q #8,502/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The University of…
CPC-WIDE G01N · 52 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +31% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The University of New Brunswick (±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 Universite’s 56.5 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 12.7 pts (22%) Velocity 9.6 pts (17%) Breadth 25.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (16%)

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What this shows Universite's Innovation Score is 56.5/100 (top 6% 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 Universite?

Each dot is one of Universite’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). Universite’s own 15.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Universite's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Universite DE Franche-comte received 21 grants versus 16 in 2015–2019 (+31% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 7 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 1. Lead class G01N accounts for 15.8% of the portfolio across 52 subclasses. Volume neighbours: The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services (#8,498) and VIA Labs, Inc. (#8,506).

Universite's three-year grant acceleration

Universite DE Franche-comte shows 13 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.

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What this shows Universite holds 38 patents at rank #8,502, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universite

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,502 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Universite, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), Universite ranks #2,307 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

ServiceNow Canada Inc. 57 Trumpf Laser- UND Systemtechnik GMBH 57 Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary 57 Safran Landing Systems 57

Universite's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Universite DE Franche-comte patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	7.9%
2016	4	10.5%
2017	7	18.4%
2018	1	2.6%
2019	1	2.6%
2020	4	10.5%
2021	4	10.5%
2022	3	7.9%
2023	6	15.8%
2024	4	10.5%
2025partial year	1	2.6%

Which technologies does Universite DE Franche-comte patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 6

C07K - Peptides 5

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 5

H03H - Impedance Networks, e.g. Resonant CIRCUITS; Resonators 5

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 4

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 4

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

H02N - Electric Machines NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B06B - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Generating OR Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations OF Infrasonic, Sonic, OR Ultrasonic Frequency, ; e.g.; FOR Performing Mechanical Work IN General 2

C12Y - Enzymes 2

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Top 15 of 52 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

Universite DE Franche-comte's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universite DE Franche-comte's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 15.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #8,502 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universite DE Franche-comte against The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.5/100 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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