Is University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University's recent grant velocity is +32% 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-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University's patents?

University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University's patents average 9.8 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University

Q: Where does University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University ranks #916 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University 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 PatentsView assignee record - 488 granted patents across 151 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University-industry ranks #916 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 488 patents across 151 technology areas.

#916
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.8/100): 9.8
avg claims per patent: +32%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R916 · Foreign Corporation #916 · 488 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 488 grants
TOP-DECILE #916/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Biomet Manufacturing
CPC-WIDE H04N · 151 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +32% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC (±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-industry’s 57.8 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 21.4 pts (37%) Velocity 5.5 pts (10%) Breadth 25.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 5.9 pts (10%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Roche Molecular… · near

58
SHL Medical · near

58
University-industry… · this assignee

58
Valve · near

58
Zoetis Services · near

58
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University-industry's Innovation Score is 57.8/100 (top 5% 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-industry?

Each dot is one of University-industry’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-industry’s own 9.8 claims/patent is at or below the 15.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

How University-industry's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University received 254 grants versus 193 in 2015–2019 (+32% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 73 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 15. Lead class H04N accounts for 42.8% of the portfolio across 151 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. (#912) and Rhodia Operations (#920).

University-industry's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University moved from 171 to 140 grants (0.82x 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 #1,774. See the growth leaderboard.

Omachron Intellec…

491
Tyco (Shanghai)

489
Wistron Neweb

489
Biomet Manufactur…

488
University-indust… ◀

488
Abbott Laboratori…

485
Bridgestone Ameri…

485
Johnson & Johnson…

485
Rhodia Operations

484

What this shows University-industry holds 488 patents at rank #916, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near University-industry

By rank, the assignees closest to #916 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for University-industry, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04N (Pictorial Communication), University-industry ranks #112 of 5,951 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (58 here).

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. 58 SHL Medical AG 58 Valve Corporation 58 Zoetis Services LLC 58

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (9.8 here).

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. 9.8 avg Luxshare Precision Industry Company Limited 9.8 avg Technogym S.P.A. 9.8 avg Getac Technology Corporation 9.8 avg

University-industry's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% 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-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	15	3.1%
2016	28	5.7%
2017	46	9.4%
2018	47	9.6%
2019	57	11.7%
2020	73	15.0%
2021	41	8.4%
2022	47	9.6%
2023	48	9.8%
2024	45	9.2%
2025partial year	41	8.4%

Which technologies does University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 209

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 58

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 50

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 49

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 35

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 31

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 30

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 26

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 25

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 23

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 23

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 20

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 17

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 17

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 15

Top 15 of 151 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-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University's lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 42.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #916 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University-industry Cooperation Group OF Kyung HEE University against Omachron Intellectual Property Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.8/100 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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