Where does University College Dublin rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University College Dublin ranks #12,741 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 University College Dublin hold?

University College Dublin holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is University College Dublin's Innovation Score?

University College Dublin has an Innovation Score of 38.2 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does University College Dublin focus on?

University College Dublin's top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 13 patents, ranking #1,946 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is University College Dublin's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University College Dublin's recent grant velocity is -9% 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 University College Dublin's patents?

University College Dublin's patents average 18.2 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 University College Dublin 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

University College Dublin

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 18 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #12,741 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 18 technology areas.

#12,741
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.2/100): 18.2
avg claims per patent: -9%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12741 · Foreign Corporation #12,741 · 24 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,741/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH UncommonX
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT -9% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: UncommonX 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 University’s 38.2 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 11.1 pts (29%) Velocity 1.1 pts (3%) Breadth 15.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.9 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
3-D Matrix · near

38
ECM · near

38
Infinitum Solutions · near

38
Ultrata · near

38
University College… · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows University's Innovation Score is 38.2/100 (top 41% 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 University?

Each dot is one of University’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). University’s own 18.2 claims/patent is at or below the 18.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where University's grants concentrate

University College Dublin is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 54.2% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, University sits between UncommonX Inc. and Urban Airship, Inc..

University's three-year grant acceleration

University College Dublin shows 2 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.

Uncommonx

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University of Nor…

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Urban Airship

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What this shows University holds 24 patents at rank #12,742, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near University

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,742 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for University, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information), University ranks #1,946 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).

Ultrata, LLC 38 3-D Matrix, Ltd. 38 Infinitum Solutions, Inc. 38 ECM Technologies, LLC 38

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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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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University College Dublin patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	4.2%
2016	1	4.2%
2017	3	12.5%
2018	2	8.3%
2019	4	16.7%
2020	4	16.7%
2021	4	16.7%
2023	1	4.2%
2024	1	4.2%
2025partial year	3	12.5%

Which technologies does University College Dublin patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 13

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 6

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 5

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 4

H03L - Automatic Control, Starting, Synchronisation OR Stabilisation OF Generators OF Electronic Oscillations OR Pulses 3

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 3

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

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

H03H - Impedance Networks, e.g. Resonant CIRCUITS; Resonators 2

A63F - Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H03B - Generation OF Oscillations, Directly OR BY Frequency-changing, BY Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate IN A Non-switching MANNER; Generation OF Noise BY Such Circuits 1

C07B - General Methods OF Organic CHEMISTRY; Apparatus Therefor 1

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

Top 15 of 18 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

University College Dublin's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University College Dublin's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 54.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #12,741 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University College Dublin against UncommonX Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.2/100 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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