Where does University OF Cape Town rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University OF Cape Town ranks #5,903 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 Cape Town hold?

University OF Cape Town holds 58 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 44 technology areas.

What is University OF Cape Town's Innovation Score?

University OF Cape Town has an Innovation Score of 52.1 out of 100 (top 11% 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 Cape Town focus on?

University OF Cape Town's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 17 patents, ranking #1,331 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 44 CPC subclasses total.

Is University OF Cape Town's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University OF Cape Town's recent grant velocity is +21% 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 OF Cape Town's patents?

University OF Cape Town's patents average 13.1 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 Cape Town 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 Cape Town

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 58 granted patents across 44 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 #5,903 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 58 patents across 44 technology areas.

#5,903
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (52.1/100): 13.1
avg claims per patent: +21%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5903 · Foreign Corporation #5,903 · 58 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 58 grants
UPPER-Q #5,903/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Reliable…
CPC-WIDE A61K · 44 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +21% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. 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 52.1 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 14.1 pts (27%) Velocity 6.7 pts (13%) Breadth 23.5 pts (45%) Claim depth 7.9 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dalian Institute OF… · near

52
Gracewood Management · near

52
UncommonX · near

52
University OF Cape… · this assignee

52
Axsome Malta · near

52
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 52.1/100 (top 11% 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 13.1 claims/patent is at or below the 17.4 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 OF Cape Town is a focused PatentsView assignee: 44 CPC subclasses with 29.3% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (10 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, University sits between TSI Group Co., Ltd. and Voss Automotive GmbH.

University's three-year grant acceleration

University OF Cape Town shows 18 grants in 2022–2024 against only 18 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.

TSI Group

58
The Reliable Auto…

58
Titan3 Technology

58
Unitika

58
Uhnder

58
Universitat Polit…

58
VLT

58
Voss Automotive

58
University OF Cap… ◀

58

What this shows University holds 58 patents at rank #5,900, 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 #5,900 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). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), University ranks #1,331 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (52 here).

Dalian Institute OF Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy OF Sciences 52 UncommonX Inc. 52 Gracewood Management, Inc. 52 Axsome Malta Ltd. 52

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.1 here).

Toppan Inc. 13.1 avg Karsten Manufacturing Corporation 13.1 avg Makita Corporation 13.1 avg D B Industries, LLC 13.1 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 · 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 OF Cape Town patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	3.4%
2016	4	6.9%
2017	3	5.2%
2018	8	13.8%
2019	7	12.1%
2020	4	6.9%
2021	7	12.1%
2022	4	6.9%
2023	10	17.2%
2024	4	6.9%
2025partial year	5	8.6%

Which technologies does University OF Cape Town patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 17

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 13

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 12

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 11

C07K - Peptides 10

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 8

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 5

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 5

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

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 3

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 3

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 3

Top 15 of 44 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

University OF Cape Town's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF Cape Town's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 29.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #5,903 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF Cape Town against TSI Group Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.1/100 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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