Where does University of Houston System rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Houston System ranks #1,294 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 Houston System hold?

University of Houston System holds 327 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 140 technology areas.

What is University of Houston System's Innovation Score?

University of Houston System has an Innovation Score of 60.2 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 Houston System focus on?

University of Houston System's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 42 patents, ranking #535 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 140 CPC subclasses total.

Is University of Houston System's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University of Houston System's recent grant velocity is +1% 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 Houston System's patents?

University of Houston System's patents average 15.2 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 Houston System 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 Houston System

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 327 granted patents across 140 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 #1,294 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 327 patents across 140 technology areas.

#1,294
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.2/100): 15.2
avg claims per patent: +1%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1294 · US Corporation #1,294 · 327 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 327 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,294/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Alpha and Omega…
CPC-WIDE A61K · 140 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +1% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, Ltd. (±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 60.2 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 6.0 pts (10%) Breadth 25.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Goertek · near

60
Immersion · near

60
University of… · this assignee

60
Conopco · near

60
Gentherm Incorporated · near

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 60.2/100 (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 15.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.2 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 Houston System received 154 grants versus 152 in 2015–2019 (+1% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 42 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 20. Lead class A61K accounts for 12.8% of the portfolio across 140 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Safran (#1,290) and Littelfuse, Inc. (#1,298).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Houston System moved from 103 to 93 grants (0.90x 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 #1,459. See the growth leaderboard.

Safran

328
Alpha and Omega S…

327
Brother Industries

327
Medimmune

327
University of Hou… ◀

327
Bayer Pharma Akti…

326
Hangzhou Hikvisio…

326
Klemm + Sohn & KG

326
Littelfuse

326

What this shows University holds 327 patents at rank #1,294, 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 #1,294 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 #535 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (60 here).

Gentherm Incorporated 60 Goertek Inc. 60 Immersion, LLC 60 Conopco, Inc. 60

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.2 here).

Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC 15.2 avg Wobben Properties GmbH 15.2 avg Pixart Imaging Inc. 15.2 avg AMS International AG 15.2 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 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 Houston System patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	20	6.1%
2016	24	7.3%
2017	36	11.0%
2018	30	9.2%
2019	42	12.8%
2020	38	11.6%
2021	23	7.0%
2022	32	9.8%
2023	27	8.3%
2024	34	10.4%
2025partial year	21	6.4%

Which technologies does University of Houston System patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 42

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 37

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 37

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 36

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 34

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 31

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 22

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 22

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 22

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 21

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 19

C07K - Peptides 18

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 16

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 16

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 15

Top 15 of 140 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 Houston System's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Houston System's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 12.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #1,294 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Houston System against Safran, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.2/100 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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