Where does University OF Exeter rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University OF Exeter ranks #12,291 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 Exeter hold?

University OF Exeter holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 37 technology areas.

What is University OF Exeter's Innovation Score?

University OF Exeter has an Innovation Score of 47.1 out of 100 (top 19% 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 Exeter focus on?

University OF Exeter's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 8 patents, ranking #2,696 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 37 CPC subclasses total.

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

University OF Exeter's recent grant velocity is -47% 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 Exeter's patents?

University OF Exeter's patents average 14.7 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 Exeter 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 Exeter

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 37 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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 #12,291 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 37 technology areas.

#12,291
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.1/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: -47%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12291 · Foreign Corporation #12,291 · 25 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 25 grants
UPPER-Q #12,291/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ultragenyx Pharmaceu…
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 37 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -47% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical 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 47.1 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 11.3 pts (24%) Velocity 5.6 pts (12%) Breadth 21.5 pts (46%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (19%)

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Turun Yliopisto · near

47
University OF Exeter · this assignee

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows University's Innovation Score is 47.1/100 (top 19% 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 14.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.1 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 Exeter is a focused PatentsView assignee: 37 CPC subclasses with 32% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, University sits between Universidade Federal DE Minas Gerais and United Company Rusal Engineering and Technology Centre LLC.

University's three-year grant acceleration

University OF Exeter shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

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What this shows University holds 25 patents at rank #12,283, 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 #12,283 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 #2,696 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).

Kuang-chi Institute OF Advanced Technology 47 Turun Yliopisto 47 Philips I.P. Ventures B.V. 47 National University Corporation Yamagata University 47

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

View data table

University OF Exeter patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	8.0%
2017	3	12.0%
2018	7	28.0%
2019	3	12.0%
2020	1	4.0%
2021	2	8.0%
2022	2	8.0%
2023	3	12.0%
2025partial year	2	8.0%

Which technologies does University OF Exeter patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 8

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 8

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 5

C07K - Peptides 4

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

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 2

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 2

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 2

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

G06E - Optical Computing DEVICES; ; Computing Devices Using Other Radiations With Similar Properties 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

Top 15 of 37 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 OF Exeter's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF Exeter's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 32% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #12,291 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF Exeter against Universidade Federal DE Minas Gerais, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.1/100 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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