Where does University OF Houston rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University OF Houston ranks #7,641 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 hold?

University OF Houston holds 43 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 58 technology areas.

What is University OF Houston's Innovation Score?

University OF Houston has an Innovation Score of 47.2 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 Houston focus on?

University OF Houston'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 58 CPC subclasses total.

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

University OF Houston's recent grant velocity is -92% 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 Houston's patents?

University OF Houston'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 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

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 43 granted patents across 58 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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 #7,641 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 43 patents across 58 technology areas.

#7,641
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.2/100): 15.2
avg claims per patent: -92%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7641 · US Corporation #7,641 · 43 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 43 grants
UPPER-Q #7,641/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Fynder Group
CPC-WIDE A61K · 58 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -92% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Fynder Group, 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 47.2 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 13.1 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 25.0 pts (53%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Valeo Siemens… · near

47
Ariens · near

47
DT Swiss · near

47
Energizer Brands · near

47
University OF Houston · this assignee

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 47.2/100 (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 15.2 claims/patent is at or below the 16.5 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 Houston received 3 grants versus 40 in 2015–2019 (-92% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 13 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 3. Lead class A61K accounts for 18.6% of the portfolio across 58 subclasses. Volume neighbours: The Fynder Group, Inc. (#7,637) and Vonage America LLC (#7,645).

The Fynder Group

43
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43
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43
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43
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43
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43
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43
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43
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43

What this shows University holds 43 patents at rank #7,641, 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 #7,641 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).

DT Swiss Inc. 47 Ariens Company 47 Energizer Brands, LLC 47 Valeo Siemens Eautomotive France SAS 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

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

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 patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	25.6%
2016	7	16.3%
2017	13	30.2%
2018	3	7.0%
2019	6	14.0%
2020	3	7.0%

Which technologies does University OF Houston patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 8

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 8

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 6

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 6

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 6

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 4

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 4

C07K - Peptides 4

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 4

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 3

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 3

C40B - Combinatorial CHEMISTRY; Libraries, e.g. Chemical Libraries 3

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 3

B01D - Separation 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

Top 15 of 58 technology areas

More on this record

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's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF Houston's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 18.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #7,641 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF Houston against The Fynder Group, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.2/100 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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