Where does University of Maine System Board of Trustees rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Maine System Board of Trustees ranks #5,412 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 Maine System Board of Trustees hold?

University of Maine System Board of Trustees holds 64 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 70 technology areas.

What is University of Maine System Board of Trustees's Innovation Score?

University of Maine System Board of Trustees has an Innovation Score of 54.1 out of 100 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is University of Maine System Board of Trustees's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University of Maine System Board of Trustees's recent grant velocity is -34% 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 Maine System Board of Trustees's patents?

University of Maine System Board of Trustees's patents average 19.4 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 Maine System Board of Trustees

Q: What technology areas does University of Maine System Board of Trustees focus on?

University of Maine System Board of Trustees's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 16 patents, ranking #856 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 70 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the University of Maine System Board of Trustees 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 - 64 granted patents across 70 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #5,412 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 64 patents across 70 technology areas.

#5,412
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.1/100): 19.4
avg claims per patent: -34%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5412 · US Corporation #5,412 · 64 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 64 grants
UPPER-Q #5,412/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH TaeguTec
CPC-WIDE Y02E · 70 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -34% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: TaeguTec 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 54.1 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 14.4 pts (27%) Velocity 3.1 pts (6%) Breadth 25.0 pts (46%) Claim depth 11.6 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Isis Innovation · near

54
Nutricia · near

54
Tekion · near

54
The Travelers… · near

54
University of Maine… · this assignee

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 54.1/100 (top 8% 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 19.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.3 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 Maine System Board of Trustees received 25 grants versus 38 in 2015–2019 (-34% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 12 grants and bottomed in 2021 at 2. Lead class Y02E accounts for 25% of the portfolio across 70 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Taylor Made Group, LLC (#5,407) and X-fab Semiconductor Foundries GMBH (#5,415).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Maine System Board of Trustees moved from 24 to 11 grants (0.46x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Taylor Made Group

64
Taegutec

64
The Hershey

64
The United States…

64
Varta Microbattery

64
Vatech

64
W W Grainger

64
X-fab Semiconduct…

64
University of Mai… ◀

64

What this shows University holds 64 patents at rank #5,411, 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 #5,411 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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 Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions), University ranks #856 of 5,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (54 here).

Isis Innovation Limited 54 The Travelers Indemnity Company 54 N.V. Nutricia 54 Tekion Corp 54

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.4 here).

rewardStyle, Inc. 19.4 avg Sirna Therapeutics, Inc. 19.4 avg Innovex Downhole Solutions, Inc. 19.4 avg FloDesign Sonics, Inc. 19.4 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 Maine System Board of Trustees patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	12.5%
2016	9	14.1%
2017	5	7.8%
2018	6	9.4%
2019	10	15.6%
2020	12	18.8%
2021	2	3.1%
2022	4	6.3%
2023	4	6.3%
2024	3	4.7%
2025partial year	1	1.6%

Which technologies does University of Maine System Board of Trustees patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 16

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 13

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 13

F03D - Wind Motors 13

D21H - Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 12

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 9

D21C - Production OF Cellulose BY Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing MATERIALS; Regeneration OF Pulping LIQUORS; Apparatus Therefor 9

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 9

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 8

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 5

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 5

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 5

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 4

C12Y - Enzymes 4

Top 15 of 70 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 Maine System Board of Trustees's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Maine System Board of Trustees's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #5,412 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Maine System Board of Trustees against Taylor Made Group, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.1/100 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

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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