Where does University OF Maryland, Baltimore rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University OF Maryland, Baltimore ranks #904 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 Maryland, Baltimore hold?

University OF Maryland, Baltimore holds 497 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 104 technology areas.

What is University OF Maryland, Baltimore's Innovation Score?

University OF Maryland, Baltimore has an Innovation Score of 61.2 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 Maryland, Baltimore focus on?

University OF Maryland, Baltimore's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 229 patents, ranking #70 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 104 CPC subclasses total.

Is University OF Maryland, Baltimore's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University OF Maryland, Baltimore's recent grant velocity is +32% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for University OF Maryland, Baltimore's patents?

University OF Maryland, Baltimore's patents average 15.1 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 Maryland, Baltimore 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 Maryland, Baltimore

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 497 granted patents across 104 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 #904 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 497 patents across 104 technology areas.

#904
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.2/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: +32%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R904 · US Corporation #904 · 497 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 497 grants
TOP-DECILE #904/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Eastman Chemical
CPC-WIDE A61K · 104 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +32% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Eastman Chemical Company (±1 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 61.2 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 21.5 pts (35%) Velocity 5.7 pts (9%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ABL IP Holding · near

61
The Board of… · near

61
University OF… · this assignee

61
Laitram L L C · near

61
Roland · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 61.2/100 (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 15.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.9 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 Maryland, Baltimore received 263 grants versus 199 in 2015–2019 (+32% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 60 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 27. Lead class A61K accounts for 46.1% of the portfolio across 104 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Dalian University of Technology (#900) and The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (#908).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University OF Maryland, Baltimore moved from 169 to 144 grants (0.85x 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 #1,656. See the growth leaderboard.

Dalian University…

499
NHK Spring

499
Omron Healthcare

499
Eastman Chemical

498
University OF Mar… ◀

497
Symbol

496
Wilus Institute O…

496
Citizen Watch

494
The United States…

494

What this shows University holds 497 patents at rank #904, 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 #904 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 #70 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

ABL IP Holding LLC 61 The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma 61 Laitram, L.L.C. 61 Roland Corporation 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.1 here).

Sonoco Development, Inc. 15.1 avg Stora Enso OYJ 15.1 avg Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. 15.1 avg Kuka Deutschland GmbH 15.1 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

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.

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University OF Maryland, Baltimore patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	34	6.8%
2016	47	9.5%
2017	27	5.4%
2018	41	8.2%
2019	50	10.1%
2020	60	12.1%
2021	59	11.9%
2022	47	9.5%
2023	51	10.3%
2024	46	9.3%
2025partial year	35	7.0%

Which technologies does University OF Maryland, Baltimore patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 229

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 160

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 121

C07K - Peptides 83

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 78

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 76

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 49

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 43

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 33

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 30

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 30

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 22

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 21

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 20

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 18

Top 15 of 104 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 Maryland, Baltimore's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF Maryland, Baltimore's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 46.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #904 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF Maryland, Baltimore against Dalian University of Technology, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.2/100 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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