Where does University of Newcastle Upon Tyne rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Newcastle Upon Tyne ranks #7,096 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 Newcastle Upon Tyne hold?

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne holds 47 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 69 technology areas.

What is University of Newcastle Upon Tyne's Innovation Score?

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne has an Innovation Score of 53.5 out of 100 (top 9% 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 Newcastle Upon Tyne focus on?

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 10 patents, ranking #1,719 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 69 CPC subclasses total.

Is University of Newcastle Upon Tyne's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne'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 Newcastle Upon Tyne's patents?

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne'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 Newcastle Upon Tyne 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 Newcastle Upon Tyne

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 47 granted patents across 69 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #7,096 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 47 patents across 69 technology areas.

#7,096
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.5/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: -9%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7096 · Foreign Corporation #7,096 · 47 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 47 grants
UPPER-Q #7,096/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tomoegawa
CPC-WIDE A61B · 69 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT -9% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tomoegawa Corporation (±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 53.5 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 13.4 pts (25%) Velocity 4.4 pts (8%) Breadth 25.0 pts (47%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Bekaert · near

54
Inari Medical · near

54
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Airspan IP Holdco · near

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 53.5/100 (top 9% 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 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.4 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 Newcastle Upon Tyne received 20 grants versus 22 in 2015–2019 (-9% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 7 grants and bottomed in 2022 at 1. Lead class A61B accounts for 21.3% of the portfolio across 69 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Tomoegawa Corporation (#7,091) and Zenuity AB (#7,099).

University's three-year grant acceleration

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows University holds 47 patents at rank #7,095, 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 #7,095 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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 A61B (Diagnosis), University ranks #1,719 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (54 here).

Inari Medical, Inc. 54 NV Bekaert SA 54 National University Corporation Kagawa University 54 Airspan IP Holdco LLC 54

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 Newcastle Upon Tyne patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	12.8%
2016	2	4.3%
2017	3	6.4%
2018	6	12.8%
2019	5	10.6%
2020	7	14.9%
2021	3	6.4%
2022	1	2.1%
2023	2	4.3%
2024	7	14.9%
2025partial year	5	10.6%

Which technologies does University of Newcastle Upon Tyne patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 10

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 8

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 7

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

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 6

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 5

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

B01D - Separation 4

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 4

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 3

C01F - Compounds OF THE Metals Beryllium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium, Thorium, OR OF THE Rare-earth Metals 3

C07K - Peptides 3

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

Top 15 of 69 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 Newcastle Upon Tyne's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 21.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #7,096 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Newcastle Upon Tyne against Tomoegawa Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.5/100 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

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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.