Where does University Health Network rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University Health Network ranks #1,817 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 Health Network hold?

University Health Network holds 224 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 70 technology areas.

What is University Health Network's Innovation Score?

University Health Network has an Innovation Score of 60.7 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is University Health Network's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University Health Network's recent grant velocity is +10% 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 University Health Network's patents?

University Health Network's patents average 19.9 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 Health Network 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 Health Network

Q: What technology areas does University Health Network focus on?

University Health Network's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 96 patents. Grants appear in 70 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 224 granted patents across 70 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: A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #1,817 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 224 patents across 70 technology areas.

#1,817
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.7/100): 19.9
avg claims per patent: +10%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1817 · Foreign Corporation #1,817 · 224 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 224 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,817/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Basell Poliolefine…
CPC-WIDE A61K · 70 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +10% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
British Telecommunic… · near

61
Magna Closures · near

61
Getac Technology · near

61
University Health… · this assignee

61
University OF… · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 60.7/100 (top 3% 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.

How University's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, University Health Network received 110 grants versus 100 in 2015–2019 (+10% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 27 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 14. Lead class A61K accounts for 42.9% of the portfolio across 70 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l. (#1,813) and Georgetown University (#1,821).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University Health Network moved from 78 to 59 grants (0.76x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,972. See the growth leaderboard.

Basell Poliolefin…

224
Huizhou Kimree Te…

224
JNC Petrochemical

224
Leica Geosystems

224
Voyetra Turtle Be…

224
University Health… ◀

224
Airgain

223
Gentherm Incorpor…

223
Georgetown Univer…

223

What this shows University holds 224 patents at rank #1,817, 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 #1,817 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Getac Technology Corporation 61 University OF Southampton 61 Magna Closures Inc. 61 British Telecommunications public limited company 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.9 here).

Willis Electric Co., Ltd. 19.9 avg Seattle Genetics, Inc. 19.9 avg SRI International 19.9 avg NetApp, Inc. 19.9 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 Health Network patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	6.3%
2016	14	6.3%
2017	23	10.3%
2018	22	9.8%
2019	27	12.1%
2020	25	11.2%
2021	26	11.6%
2022	21	9.4%
2023	18	8.0%
2024	20	8.9%
2025partial year	14	6.3%

Which technologies does University Health Network patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 96

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 95

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 56

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 55

C07K - Peptides 46

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 41

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 33

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 24

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 21

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 19

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 18

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 16

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 10

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 8

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 7

Top 15 of 70 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,817

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

University Health Network's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University Health Network's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #1,817 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University Health Network against Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.7/100 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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