Where does University of Manitoba rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Manitoba ranks #3,992 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 Manitoba hold?

University of Manitoba holds 91 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 97 technology areas.

What is University of Manitoba's Innovation Score?

University of Manitoba has an Innovation Score of 57.1 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

University of Manitoba's recent grant velocity is -9% 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 Manitoba's patents?

University of Manitoba's patents average 16.3 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 Manitoba 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 Manitoba

Q: What technology areas does University of Manitoba focus on?

University of Manitoba's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 22 patents. Grants appear in 97 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 91 granted patents across 97 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #3,992 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 91 patents across 97 technology areas.

#3,992
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.1/100): 16.3
avg claims per patent: -9%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3992 · Foreign Corporation #3,992 · 91 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 91 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,992/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Transdermal…
CPC-WIDE G01N · 97 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT -9% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Transdermal Biotechnology, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
EchoStar L L C · near

57
Marelli Europe S P A · near

57
Sensirion · near

57
Teijin · near

57
University of Manitoba · this assignee

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 57.1/100 (top 5% 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.

How University's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, University of Manitoba received 40 grants versus 44 in 2015–2019 (-9% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2016 at 11 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 4. Lead class G01N accounts for 24.2% of the portfolio across 97 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Tsmc Nanjing Company, Limited (#3,988) and Arktura LLC (#3,996).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Manitoba moved from 25 to 25 grants (1.00x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Tsmc Nanjing

91
Transdermal Biote…

91
Transitions Optic…

91
Treace Medical Co…

91
Whirlpool

91
University of Man… ◀

91
AGC Flat Glass No…

90
Arizona Board OF…

90
Arktura

90

What this shows University holds 91 patents at rank #3,992, 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 #3,992 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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 (57 here).

Sensirion AG 57 Marelli Europe S.P.A. 57 Teijin Limited 57 EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.3 here).

Etak Systems, LLC 16.3 avg Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 16.3 avg Therma-stor LLC 16.3 avg HL Klemove Corp. 16.3 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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 Manitoba patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	4.4%
2016	11	12.1%
2017	11	12.1%
2018	8	8.8%
2019	10	11.0%
2020	5	5.5%
2021	10	11.0%
2022	9	9.9%
2023	5	5.5%
2024	11	12.1%
2025partial year	7	7.7%

Which technologies does University of Manitoba patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 22

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 19

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 18

C07K - Peptides 12

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 11

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 8

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 7

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 7

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 7

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 6

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 4

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 4

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 4

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 3

Top 15 of 97 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,992

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

57.1 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 Manitoba's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Manitoba's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 24.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #3,992 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Manitoba against Tsmc Nanjing Company, Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.1/100 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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