Where does University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. ranks #1,727 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 Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. hold?

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. holds 237 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 112 technology areas.

What is University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 59.0 out of 100 (top 4% 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 Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. focus on?

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.'s top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 82 patents, ranking #233 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 112 CPC subclasses total.

Is University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -3% 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 Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.'s patents?

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.'s patents average 16.6 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.

Q: How is the University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. 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 PatentsView assignee record - 237 granted patents across 112 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 #1,727 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 237 patents across 112 technology areas.

#1,727
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.0/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -3%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1727 · US Corporation #1,727 · 237 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 237 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,727/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hitachi Maxell
CPC-WIDE A61K · 112 areas
INNOV-PAR 59.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT -3% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. (±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 59.0 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 18.9 pts (32%) Velocity 5.2 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Wayne State University · near

59
THE Coca-cola · near

59
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59
University of… · this assignee

59
Dexerials · near

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 59.0/100 (top 4% 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 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.0 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.

How University's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. received 110 grants versus 113 in 2015–2019 (-3% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 31 grants and bottomed in 2019 at 16. Lead class A61K accounts for 34.6% of the portfolio across 112 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. (#1,723) and Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. (#1,731).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. moved from 71 to 55 grants (0.78x 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 #1,915. See the growth leaderboard.

Hitachi Maxell

237
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237
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237
Tsubakimoto Chain

237
University of Lou… ◀

237
AAC Microtech (Ch…

236
Alps Electric

236
Beijing Zhigu RUI…

236
Johnson & Johnson…

236

What this shows University holds 237 patents at rank #1,727, 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 #1,727 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 #233 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (59 here).

University of Cincinnati 59 THE Coca-cola Company 59 Dexerials Corporation 59 Wayne State University 59

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.6 here).

Total Research & Technology Feluy 16.6 avg Precision Planting LLC 16.6 avg Shanghai Tianma Am-oled Co., Ltd. 16.6 avg CMR Surgical Limited 16.6 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	26	11.0%
2016	28	11.8%
2017	17	7.2%
2018	26	11.0%
2019	16	6.8%
2020	31	13.1%
2021	24	10.1%
2022	19	8.0%
2023	18	7.6%
2024	18	7.6%
2025partial year	14	5.9%

Which technologies does University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 82

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 62

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 34

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 33

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 23

C07K - Peptides 22

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 20

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 19

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 17

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 13

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 13

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 12

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 11

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 8

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 8

Top 15 of 112 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 Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 34.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #1,727 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. against Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 59.0/100 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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