Where does University of Kansas rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Kansas ranks #1,336 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 Kansas hold?

University of Kansas holds 317 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 136 technology areas.

What is University of Kansas's Innovation Score?

University of Kansas has an Innovation Score of 61.4 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 Kansas focus on?

University of Kansas's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 109 patents, ranking #175 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 136 CPC subclasses total.

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

University of Kansas's recent grant velocity is -2% 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 Kansas's patents?

University of Kansas's patents average 16.9 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 Kansas 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 Kansas

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 317 granted patents across 136 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 #1,336 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 317 patents across 136 technology areas.

#1,336
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.4/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: -2%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1336 · US Corporation #1,336 · 317 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 317 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,336/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Genzyme
CPC-WIDE A61K · 136 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT -2% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Genzyme Corporation (±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 61.4 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 19.9 pts (32%) Velocity 6.4 pts (10%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bombardier Recreatio… · near

61
Grirem Advanced… · near

61
University of Kansas · this assignee

61
Husqvarna AB · near

61
Sleep Number · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 61.4/100 (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 16.9 claims/patent is at or below the 18.1 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 Kansas received 142 grants versus 145 in 2015–2019 (-2% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 39 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 14. Lead class A61K accounts for 34.4% of the portfolio across 136 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Genzyme Corporation (#1,332) and III Holdings 12, LLC (#1,340).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Kansas moved from 88 to 84 grants (0.95x 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 #1,307. See the growth leaderboard.

Genzyme

317
Harman Becker Aut…

317
Massachusetts Mut…

317
Qisda

317
University of Kan… ◀

317
Cummins Filtratio…

316
On-bright (Shangh…

316
THE University OF…

316
III Holdings 12

315

What this shows University holds 317 patents at rank #1,336, 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 #1,336 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 #175 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. 61 Grirem Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. 61 Husqvarna AB 61 Sleep Number Corporation 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.9 here).

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. 16.9 avg GE Aviation Systems Limited 16.9 avg HiDeep Inc. 16.9 avg Given Imaging Ltd. 16.9 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 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 Kansas patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	24	7.6%
2016	25	7.9%
2017	39	12.3%
2018	27	8.5%
2019	30	9.5%
2020	33	10.4%
2021	25	7.9%
2022	31	9.8%
2023	14	4.4%
2024	39	12.3%
2025partial year	30	9.5%

Which technologies does University of Kansas patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 109

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 96

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 71

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 34

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 33

C07K - Peptides 28

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 26

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 25

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 24

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 16

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 16

C07H - SUGARS; Derivatives THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; Nucleic Acids 14

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 13

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 13

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 12

Top 15 of 136 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 Kansas's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Kansas's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 34.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #1,336 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Kansas against Genzyme Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.4/100 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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