Where does Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1 rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1 ranks #11,114 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 Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1 hold?

Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1 holds 28 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 48 technology areas.

What is Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1's Innovation Score?

Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1 has an Innovation Score of 46.5 out of 100 (top 21% 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 Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1 focus on?

Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 9 patents, ranking #1,889 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 48 CPC subclasses total.

Is Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1's recent grant velocity is -88% 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 Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1's patents?

Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1's patents average 17.3 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 Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1 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 Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 28 granted patents across 48 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Universite ranks #11,114 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 28 patents across 48 technology areas.

#11,114
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 21%
by Innovation Score (46.5/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: -88%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11114 · Foreign Corporation #11,114 · 28 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 28 grants
UPPER-Q #11,114/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH United Silicon Carbide
CPC-WIDE A61B · 48 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -88% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: United Silicon Carbide, 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 Universite’s 46.5 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 11.6 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 24.5 pts (53%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
College DE France · near

47
Grenzebach Maschinen… · near

47
Hitachi Vantara · near

47
Universite Joseph… · this assignee

47
Walk Vascular · near

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Universite's Innovation Score is 46.5/100 (top 21% 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 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.4 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.

Where Universite's grants concentrate

Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1 is a focused PatentsView assignee: 48 CPC subclasses with 32.1% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Universite sits between United Silicon Carbide, Inc. and VIV Solutions LLC.

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28
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28
Usablenet

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28
Universiti Putra…

28
Utica Leaseco

28
Velocys

28
VIV Solutions

28
Universite Joseph… ◀

28

What this shows Universite holds 28 patents at rank #11,114, 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 #11,114 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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 A61B (Diagnosis), Universite ranks #1,889 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

Grenzebach Maschinenbau GMBH 47 Walk Vascular, LLC 47 Hitachi Vantara, Ltd. 47 College DE France 47

Universite's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 21% higher than 79% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

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 Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1 patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	21.4%
2016	6	21.4%
2017	8	28.6%
2018	2	7.1%
2019	3	10.7%
2020	2	7.1%
2021	1	3.6%

Which technologies does Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1 patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 9

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 3

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 2

C21D - Modifying THE Physical Structure OF Ferrous METALS; General Devices FOR Heat Treatment OF Ferrous OR Non-ferrous Metals OR ALLOYS; Making Metal Malleable, e.g. BY Decarburisation OR Tempering 2

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

C07K - Peptides 2

C12Y - Enzymes 2

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 2

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 2

H05H - Plasma Technique ; Production OF Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles OR OF NEUTRONS; Production OR Acceleration OF Neutral Molecular OR Atomic Beams 2

Top 15 of 48 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 Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 32.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #11,114 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1 against United Silicon Carbide, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.5/100 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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