University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 32 granted patents across 38 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #9,914 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 32 patents across 38 technology areas.
- #9,914
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 1%
- by Innovation Score (66.6/100)
- 21.2
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R9914 · US Corporation #9,914 · 32 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-SMALL 32 grants
- UPPER-Q #9,914/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH United States…
- CPC-FOCUS A61K · 38 areas
- INNOV-STRONG 66.6/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 21.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: United States Department of Energy (±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 66.6 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around University
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Polaris Industries · near
Polaris Industries · near
67 score
- Gree Electric… · near
Gree Electric… · near
67 score
- Olympus Medical… · near
Olympus Medical… · near
67 score
- University of Rhode… · this assignee
University of Rhode… · this assignee
67 score
- THE Trustees OF… · near
THE Trustees OF… · near
67 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows University's Innovation Score is 66.6/100 (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.
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 21.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 18.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where University's grants concentrate
University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees is a focused PatentsView assignee: 38 CPC subclasses with 43.8% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, University sits between University OF South Australia and Vesper Medical, Inc..
University's three-year grant acceleration
University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees shows 21 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.
Who files at University's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- University OF Sou…
University OF South Australia
32 patents
- UniversitÀ Degli…
UNIVERSITÀ Degli Studi DI Roma “LA SAPIENZA”
32 patents
- United States Dep…
United States Department of Energy
32 patents
- Universiti Brunei…
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
32 patents
- Unmanned Innovati…
Unmanned Innovations, Inc.
32 patents
- Urotronic
Urotronic, Inc.
32 patents
- VAST COM
VAST.COM, Inc.
32 patents
- Vesper Medical
Vesper Medical, Inc.
32 patents
- University of Rho… ◀
University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees
32 patents
What this shows University holds 32 patents at rank #9,915, 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 #9,915 in granted patent volume.
- University OF South Australia #9,911 · 32 patents
- UNIVERSITÀ Degli Studi DI Roma “LA SAPIENZA” #9,912 · 32 patents
- United States Department of Energy #9,913 · 32 patents
- Universiti Brunei Darussalam #9,914 · 32 patents
- Unmanned Innovations, Inc. #9,916 · 32 patents
- Urotronic, Inc. #9,917 · 32 patents
- VAST.COM, Inc. #9,918 · 32 patents
- Vesper Medical, Inc. #9,919 · 32 patents
Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in University's primary technology class.
- The Regents of the University of California 1,779 in class
- L'Oreal 1,250 in class
- Novartis AG 988 in class
- The Procter & Gamble Company 985 in class
- The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 950 in class
- The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 813 in class
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 768 in class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 760 in 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 A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), University ranks #1,619 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (67 here).
University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
67 Top 1% higher than 99% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 3.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 3.1% |
| 2022 | 8 | 25.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | 18.8% |
| 2024 | 7 | 21.9% |
| 2025partial year | 9 | 28.1% |
Which technologies does University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees patent most?
Top 15 of 38 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 43.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
- Ranked #9,914 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees against University OF South Australia, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 66.6/100 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.
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.