Where does University OF Guelph rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University OF Guelph ranks #8,306 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 Guelph hold?

University OF Guelph holds 39 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 56 technology areas.

What is University OF Guelph's Innovation Score?

University OF Guelph has an Innovation Score of 54.6 out of 100 (top 8% 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 Guelph focus on?

University OF Guelph's top technology area is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations) with 15 patents, ranking #1,291 of 6,058 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 56 CPC subclasses total.

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

University OF Guelph's recent grant velocity is +6% 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 Guelph's patents?

University OF Guelph's patents average 15.9 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 Guelph 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 Guelph

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 39 granted patents across 56 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: A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #8,306 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 39 patents across 56 technology areas.

#8,306
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.6/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: +6%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8306 · Foreign Corporation #8,306 · 39 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 39 grants
UPPER-Q #8,306/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The University of…
CPC-WIDE A61P · 56 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +6% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The University of Tulsa (±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 54.6 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 12.7 pts (23%) Velocity 7.3 pts (13%) Breadth 25.0 pts (46%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Helmerich & Payne · near

55
Isuzu Motors · near

55
Promega · near

55
University OF Guelph · this assignee

55
Cirkul · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 54.6/100 (top 8% 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 15.9 claims/patent is at or below the 17.6 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.

How University's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, University OF Guelph received 19 grants versus 18 in 2015–2019 (+6% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 8 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 1. Lead class A61P accounts for 38.5% of the portfolio across 56 subclasses. Volume neighbours: The University of Tulsa (#8,301) and Virtustream IP Holding Company LLC (#8,309).

University's three-year grant acceleration

University OF Guelph shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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 39 patents at rank #8,305, 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 #8,305 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 #1,291 of 6,058 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Helmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC 55 Promega Corporation 55 Isuzu Motors Limited 55 Cirkul, Inc. 55

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 Guelph patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	10.3%
2016	7	17.9%
2017	1	2.6%
2018	4	10.3%
2019	2	5.1%
2020	5	12.8%
2021	3	7.7%
2022	8	20.5%
2023	1	2.6%
2024	2	5.1%
2025partial year	2	5.1%

Which technologies does University OF Guelph patent most?

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 15

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 14

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 9

C07K - Peptides 9

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 6

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 5

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 5

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 5

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 4

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 3

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 3

A23K - Fodder 3

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 3

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 2

Top 15 of 56 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 Guelph's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF Guelph's lead technology class is A61P (Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations), 38.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61P
Ranked #8,306 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF Guelph against The University of Tulsa, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.6/100 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.