Where does University Of Kwazulu-Natal rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University Of Kwazulu-Natal ranks #30,513 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 Kwazulu-Natal hold?

University Of Kwazulu-Natal holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is University Of Kwazulu-Natal's Innovation Score?

University Of Kwazulu-Natal has an Innovation Score of 32.1 out of 100 (40th percentile 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 Kwazulu-Natal focus on?

University Of Kwazulu-Natal's top technology area is C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds) with 2 patents. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is University Of Kwazulu-Natal's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University Of Kwazulu-Natal's recent grant velocity is -71% 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 Kwazulu-Natal's patents?

University Of Kwazulu-Natal's patents average 13.9 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 Kwazulu-Natal 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 Foreign Corporation

University Of Kwazulu-Natal

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #30,513 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 20 technology areas.

#30,513
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 40th percentile
by Innovation Score (32.1/100): 13.9
avg claims per patent: -71%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30513 · Foreign Corporation #30,513 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #30,513/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Universidade…
CPC-FOCUS C07D · 20 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -71% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Universidade Estadual De Campinas—UNICAMP (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Automotive Research… · near

32
Xiamen R&T Plumbing… · near

32
Microchips Biotech · near

32
Solutex NA · near

32
University Of… · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 32.1/100 (40th percentile 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.

Where University's grants concentrate

University Of Kwazulu-Natal is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 22.2% of grants classified under C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, University sits between Universidade Estadual De Campinas—UNICAMP and University of Washington Center for Commercialization.

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What this shows University holds 9 patents at rank #30,487, 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 #30,487 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds)

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).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (32 here).

Solutex NA LLC 32 Microchips Biotech, Inc. 32 Xiamen R&T Plumbing Technology Co., Ltd. 32 Automotive Research & Test Center 32

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 40th percentile higher than 40% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

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 Kwazulu-Natal patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	11.1%
2016	3	33.3%
2019	3	33.3%
2020	1	11.1%
2021	1	11.1%

Which technologies does University Of Kwazulu-Natal patent most?

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 1

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 1

C01G - Compounds Containing Metals NOT Covered BY Subclasses C01d OR C01f 1

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 1

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 1

G01W - Meteorology 1

H04B - Transmission 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 1

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

Top 15 of 20 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#30,513

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

32.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

University Of Kwazulu-Natal's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University Of Kwazulu-Natal's lead technology class is C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds), 22.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C07D
Ranked #30,513 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University Of Kwazulu-Natal against Universidade Estadual De Campinas—UNICAMP, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.1/100 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

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