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

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

University OF Maryland, College Park holds 444 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 185 technology areas.

What is University OF Maryland, College Park's Innovation Score?

University OF Maryland, College Park has an Innovation Score of 64.5 out of 100 (top 2% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

University OF Maryland, College Park's recent grant velocity is +58% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

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

University OF Maryland, College Park's patents average 18.1 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, College Park 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, College Park

Q: What technology areas does University OF Maryland, College Park focus on?

University OF Maryland, College Park's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 80 patents, ranking #173 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 185 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 444 granted patents across 185 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 #992 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 444 patents across 185 technology areas.

#992
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (64.5/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: +58%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R992 · US Corporation #992 · 444 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 444 grants
TOP-DECILE #992/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Daifuku
CPC-WIDE Y02E · 185 areas
INNOV-STRONG 64.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +58% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Daifuku Co., Ltd. (±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 64.5 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 21.1 pts (33%) Velocity 7.6 pts (12%) Breadth 25.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.9 pts (17%)

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64
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 64.5/100 (top 2% 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 18.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 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 Maryland, College Park received 245 grants versus 155 in 2015–2019 (+58% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2024 at 64 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 22. Lead class Y02E accounts for 18% of the portfolio across 185 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Spectrum Diversified Designs, LLC (#988) and Siemens Industry, Inc. (#996).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University OF Maryland, College Park moved from 134 to 152 grants (1.13x 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 #897. See the growth leaderboard.

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445
University OF Mar… ◀

444
Daifuku

443
YKK

443
Crestron

442
Siemens Industry

442

What this shows University holds 444 patents at rank #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 #992 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 #173 of 5,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (64 here).

Hefei BOE Joint Technology Co., Ltd. 64 Hubei Yangtze Industrial Innovation Center Of Advanced Display Co., Ltd. 64 Shpp Global Technologies B.V. 65 Navico, Inc. 65

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.1 here).

Zscaler, Inc. 18.1 avg Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG 18.1 avg Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG 18.1 avg Welltec Oilfield Solutions AG 18.1 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% 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.

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University OF Maryland, College Park patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	31	7.0%
2016	28	6.3%
2017	22	5.0%
2018	33	7.4%
2019	41	9.2%
2020	40	9.0%
2021	53	11.9%
2022	38	8.6%
2023	50	11.3%
2024	64	14.4%
2025partial year	44	9.9%

Which technologies does University OF Maryland, College Park patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 80

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 70

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 65

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 55

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 46

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 43

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 42

C07K - Peptides 36

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 33

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 31

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 24

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 22

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 19

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 19

B01D - Separation 18

Top 15 of 185 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, College Park's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF Maryland, College Park's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 18% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #992 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF Maryland, College Park against Spectrum Diversified Designs, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 64.5/100 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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