Where does University of Idaho rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Idaho ranks #10,498 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 Idaho hold?

University of Idaho holds 30 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 41 technology areas.

What is University of Idaho's Innovation Score?

University of Idaho has an Innovation Score of 65.2 out of 100 (top 1% 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 Idaho focus on?

University of Idaho's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 7 patents, ranking #2,018 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 41 CPC subclasses total.

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

University of Idaho's recent grant velocity is +42% 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 Idaho's patents?

University of Idaho's patents average 20.0 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 Idaho 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 Idaho

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 30 granted patents across 41 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #10,498 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 30 patents across 41 technology areas.

#10,498
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.2/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent: +42%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10498 · US Corporation #10,498 · 30 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 30 grants
UPPER-Q #10,498/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Unified Brands
CPC-WIDE G01N · 41 areas
INNOV-STRONG 65.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 20.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +42% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Unified Brands, 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 65.2 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 11.9 pts (18%) Velocity 18.7 pts (29%) Breadth 22.6 pts (35%) Claim depth 12.0 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Jiangsu University · near

65
Snap-on Incorporated · near

65
University of Idaho · this assignee

65
Shure Acquisition… · near

65
Motorola Solutions · near

65
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 65.2/100 (top 1% 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 20.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.9 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 Idaho is a focused PatentsView assignee: 41 CPC subclasses with 23.3% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, University sits between Unified Brands, Inc. and Verathon Inc..

University's three-year grant acceleration

University of Idaho shows 14 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Unified Brands

30
Universitaet Zuer…

30
University Hospit…

30
United Laboratori…

30
Valcare

30
Vemag Maschinenbau

30
VON Ardenne Asset…

30
Verathon

30
University of Ida… ◀

30

What this shows University holds 30 patents at rank #10,498, 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 #10,498 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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 G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), University ranks #2,018 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (65 here).

Jiangsu University 65 Snap-on Incorporated 65 Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 65 Motorola Solutions, Inc. 65

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 Idaho patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	20.0%
2016	2	6.7%
2017	1	3.3%
2018	1	3.3%
2019	2	6.7%
2020	3	10.0%
2022	4	13.3%
2023	7	23.3%
2024	3	10.0%
2025partial year	1	3.3%

Which technologies does University of Idaho patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 7

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

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 5

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 4

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 3

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 3

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 3

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 2

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 2

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 2

A01H - NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques 2

A23B - Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables 2

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 2

Top 15 of 41 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 Idaho's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Idaho's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 23.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #10,498 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Idaho against Unified Brands, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 65.2/100 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

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.