Where does University OF Hawaii rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University OF Hawaii ranks #4,496 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 Hawaii hold?

University OF Hawaii holds 79 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 69 technology areas.

What is University OF Hawaii's Innovation Score?

University OF Hawaii has an Innovation Score of 57.3 out of 100 (top 5% 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 Hawaii focus on?

University OF Hawaii's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 16 patents, ranking #1,103 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 69 CPC subclasses total.

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

University OF Hawaii's recent grant velocity is +12% 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 Hawaii's patents?

University OF Hawaii's patents average 19.0 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 Hawaii 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 Corporation

University OF Hawaii

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 79 granted patents across 69 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #4,496 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 79 patents across 69 technology areas.

#4,496
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.3/100): 19.0
avg claims per patent: +12%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4496 · US Corporation #4,496 · 79 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 79 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,496/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tesla Motors
CPC-WIDE A61B · 69 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +12% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tesla Motors, 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 57.3 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 15.1 pts (26%) Velocity 5.8 pts (10%) Breadth 25.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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University OF Hawaii · this assignee

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 57.3/100 (top 5% 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 19.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.0 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 Hawaii received 38 grants versus 34 in 2015–2019 (+12% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 15 grants and bottomed in 2019 at 3. Lead class A61B accounts for 20.3% of the portfolio across 69 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Tesla Motors, Inc. (#4,491) and Westport Power Inc. (#4,499).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University OF Hawaii moved from 22 to 19 grants (0.86x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

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79

What this shows University holds 79 patents at rank #4,495, 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 #4,495 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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 A61B (Diagnosis), University ranks #1,103 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Suncoke Technology AND Development LLC 57 Children's National Medical Center 57 Elbit Systems Ltd. 57 National Central University 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.0 here).

Syniverse Technologies, LLC 19.0 avg Io Therapeutics, Inc 19.0 avg University Of Delaware 19.0 avg Heraeus Medical GmbH 19.0 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% 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.

View data table

University OF Hawaii patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	10.1%
2016	7	8.9%
2017	8	10.1%
2018	8	10.1%
2019	3	3.8%
2020	15	19.0%
2021	4	5.1%
2022	9	11.4%
2023	4	5.1%
2024	6	7.6%
2025partial year	7	8.9%

Which technologies does University OF Hawaii patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 16

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 13

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 13

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 10

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 8

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 7

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 7

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 7

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 6

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 6

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

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 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

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 5

Top 15 of 69 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 Hawaii's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF Hawaii's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 20.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #4,496 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF Hawaii against Tesla Motors, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.3/100 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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