Where does University OF Connecticut rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University OF Connecticut ranks #1,302 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 Connecticut hold?

University OF Connecticut holds 326 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 163 technology areas.

What is University OF Connecticut's Innovation Score?

University OF Connecticut has an Innovation Score of 60.8 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%).

What technology areas does University OF Connecticut focus on?

University OF Connecticut's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 64 patents, ranking #311 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 163 CPC subclasses total.

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

University OF Connecticut's recent grant velocity is -23% 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 OF Connecticut's patents?

University OF Connecticut's patents average 16.9 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 OF Connecticut 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 US Federal Government

University OF Connecticut

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 326 granted patents across 163 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 #1,302 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 326 patents across 163 technology areas.

#1,302
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.8/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: -23%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1302 · US Federal Government #1,302 · 326 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 326 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,302/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Littelfuse
CPC-WIDE A61K · 163 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-DOWN -23% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Littelfuse, 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 60.8 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 20.0 pts (33%) Velocity 5.7 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Beckhoff Automation · near

61
Iucf-hyu (INDUSTRY-U… · near

61
Lanxess · near

61
Lineage Logistics · near

61
University OF… · this assignee

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 60.8/100 (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.

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 16.9 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.

How University's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, University OF Connecticut received 134 grants versus 173 in 2015–2019 (-23% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 43 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 25. Lead class A61K accounts for 19.6% of the portfolio across 163 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Littelfuse, Inc. (#1,298) and Ablic Inc. (#1,306).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University OF Connecticut moved from 92 to 79 grants (0.86x 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 #1,630. See the growth leaderboard.

Littelfuse

326
Ningde Amperex Te…

326
Sick

326
Sumitomo Riko

326
University OF Con… ◀

326
Chugai Seiyaku

325
Continental Reife…

325
Sony Interactive…

325
Ablic

324

What this shows University holds 326 patents at rank #1,302, 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 #1,302 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 #311 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Iucf-hyu (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY Cooperation Foundation Hanyang UNIVERSITY) 61 Beckhoff Automation GmbH 61 Lineage Logistics, LLC 61 Lanxess Corporation 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.9 here).

Motorola Solutions, Inc. 16.9 avg Yungu (Gu'an) Technology Co., Ltd. 16.9 avg Purem GmbH 16.9 avg Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd. 16.9 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.

View data table

University OF Connecticut patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	30	9.2%
2016	34	10.4%
2017	43	13.2%
2018	29	8.9%
2019	37	11.3%
2020	29	8.9%
2021	26	8.0%
2022	28	8.6%
2023	26	8.0%
2024	25	7.7%
2025partial year	19	5.8%

Which technologies does University OF Connecticut patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 64

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 47

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 41

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 31

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 29

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 26

C07K - Peptides 24

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 21

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 21

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 20

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 20

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 20

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 19

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 17

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 16

Top 15 of 163 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 Connecticut's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF Connecticut's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 19.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #1,302 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF Connecticut against Littelfuse, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.8/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.