Where does University of Adelaide rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Adelaide ranks #15,033 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 of Adelaide hold?

University of Adelaide holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 37 technology areas.

What is University of Adelaide's Innovation Score?

University of Adelaide has an Innovation Score of 52.3 out of 100 (top 10% 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 of Adelaide focus on?

University of Adelaide's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 4 patents, ranking #4,040 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 37 CPC subclasses total.

Is University of Adelaide's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University of Adelaide's recent grant velocity is +750% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for University of Adelaide's patents?

University of Adelaide's patents average 18.5 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 of Adelaide 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 of Adelaide

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 37 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #15,033 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 37 technology areas.

#15,033
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.3/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent: +750%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15033 · Foreign Corporation #15,033 · 20 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #15,033/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH UdiSense
CPC-FOCUS A61P · 37 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +750% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: UdiSense 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 52.3 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 10.5 pts (20%) Velocity 9.2 pts (18%) Breadth 21.5 pts (41%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
L3 · near

52
Montres Breguet · near

52
Next Silicon · near

52
Ottobock SE & Kgaa · near

52
University of Adelaide · this assignee

52
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 52.3/100 (top 10% 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 18.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where University's grants concentrate

University of Adelaide is a focused PatentsView assignee: 37 CPC subclasses with 20% of grants classified under A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, University sits between UPMC and Vantage Mobility International, LLC.

University's three-year grant acceleration

University of Adelaide shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

UPMC

20
Udisense

20
Unichem Laborator…

20
Universal Researc…

20
University of Dam…

20
University of Utah

20
Universitätsmediz…

20
Vantage Mobility…

20
University of Ade… ◀

20

What this shows University holds 20 patents at rank #15,030, 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 #15,030 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…)

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 A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Me…), University ranks #4,040 of 6,058 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (52 here).

Next Silicon Ltd 52 L3 Technologies, Inc. 52 Ottobock SE & Co. Kgaa 52 Montres Breguet S.A. 52

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

View data table

University of Adelaide patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	2	10.0%
2020	2	10.0%
2021	4	20.0%
2022	3	15.0%
2023	3	15.0%
2024	5	25.0%
2025partial year	1	5.0%

Which technologies does University of Adelaide patent most?

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

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 3

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 3

F17D - Pipe-line SYSTEMS; Pipe-lines 3

C07K - Peptides 3

E03B - Installations OR Methods FOR Obtaining, Collecting, OR Distributing Water 2

C05G - Mixtures OF Fertilisers Covered Individually BY Different Subclasses OF Class C05; Mixtures OF ONE OR More Fertilisers With Materials NOT Having A Specific Fertilising Activity, e.g. Pesticides, Soil-conditioners, Wetting Agents ; Fertilisers Characterised BY Their Form 2

C05D - Inorganic Fertilisers NOT Covered BY Subclasses C05b, C05C; Fertilisers Producing Carbon Dioxide 2

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

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

Top 15 of 37 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

University of Adelaide's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Adelaide's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 20% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #15,033 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Adelaide against UPMC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.3/100 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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