Where does University of Iowa Research Foundation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Iowa Research Foundation ranks #1,459 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 Iowa Research Foundation hold?

University of Iowa Research Foundation holds 285 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 94 technology areas.

What is University of Iowa Research Foundation's Innovation Score?

University of Iowa Research Foundation has an Innovation Score of 61.7 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 Iowa Research Foundation focus on?

University of Iowa Research Foundation's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 125 patents, ranking #144 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 94 CPC subclasses total.

Is University of Iowa Research Foundation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University of Iowa Research Foundation'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 Iowa Research Foundation's patents?

University of Iowa Research Foundation's patents average 16.5 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 Iowa Research Foundation 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 Iowa Research Foundation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 285 granted patents across 94 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 #1,459 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 285 patents across 94 technology areas.

#1,459
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.7/100): 16.5
avg claims per patent: +12%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1459 · US Corporation #1,459 · 285 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 285 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,459/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Genesys Telecommunic…
CPC-WIDE A61K · 94 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +12% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, 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 61.7 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 19.5 pts (32%) Velocity 7.3 pts (12%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
PGS Geophysical AS · near

62
Tektronix · near

62
STMicroelectronics… · near

62
Toray Industries · near

62
University of Iowa… · this assignee

62
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 61.7/100 (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 16.5 claims/patent is at or below the 17.1 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 Iowa Research Foundation received 141 grants versus 126 in 2015–2019 (+12% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2024 at 39 grants and bottomed in 2022 at 20. Lead class A61K accounts for 43.9% of the portfolio across 94 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd (#1,455) and Sivantos Pte. Ltd. (#1,463).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Iowa Research Foundation moved from 78 to 85 grants (1.09x 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 #978. See the growth leaderboard.

Jiaxing Super Lig…

286
Kinpo

286
Genesys Telecommu…

285
Heartflow

285
VIA Alliance Semi…

285
University of Iow… ◀

285
Conair

284
L&P Property Mana…

284
Sivantos Pte

284

What this shows University holds 285 patents at rank #1,459, 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 #1,459 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 #144 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (62 here).

STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd 62 Toray Industries, Inc. 62 Tektronix, Inc. 62 PGS Geophysical AS 62

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.5 here).

Hologic, Inc. 16.5 avg Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG 16.5 avg SoftBank Corp. 16.5 avg Fingerprint Cards AB 16.5 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 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.

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University of Iowa Research Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	21	7.4%
2016	26	9.1%
2017	25	8.8%
2018	32	11.2%
2019	22	7.7%
2020	26	9.1%
2021	30	10.5%
2022	20	7.0%
2023	26	9.1%
2024	39	13.7%
2025partial year	18	6.3%

Which technologies does University of Iowa Research Foundation patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 125

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 84

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 70

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 50

C07K - Peptides 36

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 30

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 29

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 24

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 23

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 18

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 18

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 16

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 14

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 12

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 11

Top 15 of 94 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 Iowa Research Foundation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Iowa Research Foundation's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 43.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #1,459 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Iowa Research Foundation against Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.7/100 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.

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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

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