Where does University OF Oregon rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University OF Oregon ranks #5,049 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 Oregon hold?

University OF Oregon holds 69 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 72 technology areas.

What is University OF Oregon's Innovation Score?

University OF Oregon has an Innovation Score of 55.2 out of 100 (top 7% 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 Oregon focus on?

University OF Oregon's top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 18 patents, ranking #850 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 72 CPC subclasses total.

Is University OF Oregon's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University OF Oregon's recent grant velocity is +100% 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 Oregon's patents?

University OF Oregon's patents average 15.3 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 Oregon 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 Oregon

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 69 granted patents across 72 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #5,049 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 69 patents across 72 technology areas.

#5,049
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.2/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5049 · US Corporation #5,049 · 69 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 69 grants
UPPER-Q #5,049/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Thoratec
CPC-WIDE G01N · 72 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Thoratec 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 55.2 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 14.7 pts (27%) Velocity 6.4 pts (12%) Breadth 25.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (17%)

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University OF Oregon · this assignee

55
Young Optics · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows University's Innovation Score is 55.2/100 (top 7% 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 15.3 claims/patent is at or below the 17.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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 Oregon received 42 grants versus 21 in 2015–2019 (+100% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2021 at 12 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 2. Lead class G01N accounts for 26.1% of the portfolio across 72 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Thoratec Corporation (#5,045) and Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG (#5,053).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University OF Oregon moved from 23 to 22 grants (0.96x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

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What this shows University holds 69 patents at rank #5,049, 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 #5,049 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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 G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), University ranks #850 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Young Optics Inc. 55 Solvay SA 55 Queen Mary University OF London 55 Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.3 here).

Hexion Inc. 15.3 avg Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. 15.3 avg ST. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. 15.3 avg Oridion Medical 1987 Ltd. 15.3 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 Oregon patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	2.9%
2016	5	7.2%
2017	7	10.1%
2018	4	5.8%
2019	3	4.3%
2020	8	11.6%
2021	12	17.4%
2022	5	7.2%
2023	7	10.1%
2024	10	14.5%
2025partial year	6	8.7%

Which technologies does University OF Oregon patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 18

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 17

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 15

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 11

C07K - Peptides 9

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 9

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 9

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 8

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 7

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 7

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 6

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

C12Y - Enzymes 4

Top 15 of 72 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

University OF Oregon's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF Oregon's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 26.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #5,049 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF Oregon against Thoratec Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.2/100 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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