Where does University of Massachusetts rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Massachusetts ranks #541 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 Massachusetts hold?

University of Massachusetts holds 828 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 187 technology areas.

What is University of Massachusetts's Innovation Score?

University of Massachusetts has an Innovation Score of 65.2 out of 100 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

University of Massachusetts's recent grant velocity is +26% 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 Massachusetts's patents?

University of Massachusetts's patents average 17.9 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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

University of Massachusetts's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 327 patents. Grants appear in 187 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 828 granted patents across 187 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 #541 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 828 patents across 187 technology areas.

#541
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.2/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: +26%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R541 · US Corporation #541 · 828 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 828 grants
TOP-DECILE #541/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Corning Optical…
CPC-WIDE A61K · 187 areas
INNOV-STRONG 65.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +26% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Corning Optical Communications LLC (±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
Deka Products… · near

65
Biosense Webster… · near

65
NTT Docomo · near

65
University of… · this assignee

65
Korrus · near

65
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 65.2/100 (top 1% 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 Massachusetts received 428 grants versus 340 in 2015–2019 (+26% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 98 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 57. Lead class A61K accounts for 39.5% of the portfolio across 187 subclasses. Volume neighbours: ABL IP Holding LLC (#537) and Kaneka Corporation (#545).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Massachusetts moved from 266 to 250 grants (0.94x 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 #1,360. See the growth leaderboard.

ABL IP Holding

830
The Gillette

830
Corning Optical C…

828
Stmicroelectronic…

828
University of Mas… ◀

828
Shanghai United I…

825
Silicon Laborator…

825
E Ink Holdings

824
Kaneka

824

What this shows University holds 828 patents at rank #541, 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 #541 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).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (65 here).

Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. 65 NTT Docomo, Inc. 65 Korrus, Inc. 65 Deka Products Limited Parternship 65

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.9 here).

TDK Electronics AG 17.9 avg Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 17.9 avg Biocatch Ltd. 17.9 avg Medtronic Minimed, Inc. 17.9 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 Massachusetts patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	66	8.0%
2016	63	7.6%
2017	57	6.9%
2018	66	8.0%
2019	88	10.6%
2020	98	11.8%
2021	80	9.7%
2022	92	11.1%
2023	74	8.9%
2024	84	10.1%
2025partial year	60	7.2%

Which technologies does University of Massachusetts patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 327

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 299

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 202

C07K - Peptides 136

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 113

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 58

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 56

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 53

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 50

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 48

C12Y - Enzymes 47

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 39

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 38

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 38

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 37

Top 15 of 187 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#541

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

65.2 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 Massachusetts's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Massachusetts's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 39.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #541 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Massachusetts against ABL IP Holding LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 65.2/100 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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