Where does University of North Dakota rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of North Dakota ranks #7,642 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 North Dakota hold?

University of North Dakota holds 43 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 66 technology areas.

What is University of North Dakota's Innovation Score?

University of North Dakota has an Innovation Score of 56.0 out of 100 (top 6% 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 North Dakota focus on?

University of North Dakota's top technology area is B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor) with 6 patents, ranking #127 of 545 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 66 CPC subclasses total.

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

University of North Dakota's recent grant velocity is +0% 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 North Dakota's patents?

University of North Dakota's patents average 18.7 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 43 granted patents across 66 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: B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #7,642 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 43 patents across 66 technology areas.

#7,642
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.0/100): 18.7
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7642 · US Corporation #7,642 · 43 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 43 grants
UPPER-Q #7,642/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The University of…
CPC-WIDE B64U · 66 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The University of Sheffield (±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 56.0 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 13.1 pts (23%) Velocity 6.7 pts (12%) Breadth 25.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bottomline · near

56
Fujifilm Sonosite · near

56
Helen OF Troy · near

56
Jungheinrich · near

56
University of North… · this assignee

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 56.0/100 (top 6% 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 18.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.5 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 North Dakota received 20 grants versus 20 in 2015–2019 (+0% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 6 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 2. Lead class B64U accounts for 14% of the portfolio across 66 subclasses. Volume neighbours: The University of Sheffield (#7,638) and Wake Forest University (#7,646).

University's three-year grant acceleration

University of North Dakota shows 13 grants in 2022–2024 against only 13 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 43 patents at rank #7,642, 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 #7,642 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV])

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 B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]), University ranks #127 of 545 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Bottomline Technologies, Inc. 56 Jungheinrich AG 56 Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc. 56 Helen OF Troy Limited 56

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 North Dakota patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	11.6%
2016	3	7.0%
2017	2	4.7%
2018	4	9.3%
2019	6	14.0%
2020	4	9.3%
2021	3	7.0%
2022	6	14.0%
2023	2	4.7%
2024	5	11.6%
2025partial year	3	7.0%

Which technologies does University of North Dakota patent most?

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 6

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 6

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 5

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 5

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 5

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 4

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

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 4

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 3

C22B - Production AND Refining OF Metals ; Pretreatment OF RAW Materials 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 3

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

Top 15 of 66 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 North Dakota's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of North Dakota's lead technology class is B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor), 14% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B64U
Ranked #7,642 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of North Dakota against The University of Sheffield, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.0/100 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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