Where does University of Rochester rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Rochester ranks #1,065 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 Rochester hold?

University of Rochester holds 406 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 114 technology areas.

What is University of Rochester's Innovation Score?

University of Rochester has an Innovation Score of 60.5 out of 100 (top 3% 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 Rochester focus on?

University of Rochester's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 131 patents, ranking #136 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 114 CPC subclasses total.

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

University of Rochester's recent grant velocity is -22% 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 Rochester's patents?

University of Rochester's patents average 16.8 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 Rochester 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 Rochester

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 406 granted patents across 114 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 #1,065 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 406 patents across 114 technology areas.

#1,065
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.5/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: -22%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1065 · US Corporation #1,065 · 406 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 406 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,065/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AMS
CPC-WIDE A61K · 114 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -22% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AMS AG (±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 60.5 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 20.8 pts (34%) Velocity 4.7 pts (8%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hunt Energy… · near

61
Outrider · near

61
University of… · this assignee

61
Volvo Penta · near

61
Queen's University… · near

60
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 60.5/100 (top 3% 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 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.0 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 Rochester received 165 grants versus 212 in 2015–2019 (-22% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2015 at 50 grants and bottomed in 2022 at 21. Lead class A61K accounts for 32.3% of the portfolio across 114 subclasses. Volume neighbours: THE University OF Chicago (#1,061) and Amorepacific Corporation (#1,069).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Rochester moved from 120 to 84 grants (0.70x 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 #2,153. See the growth leaderboard.

THE University OF…

407
AMS

406
Interdigital Tech…

406
Regal Beloit Amer…

406
University of Roc… ◀

406
Fox Factory

405
Twitter

405
Cavium

404
Amorepacific

403

What this shows University holds 406 patents at rank #1,065, 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 #1,065 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). In A61K (Preparations FOR Medical), University ranks #136 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Volvo Penta Corporation 61 Hunt Energy Enterprises, L.L.C. 61 Outrider Technologies, Inc. 61 Queen's University at Kingston 60

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.8 here).

Fortinet, Inc. 16.8 avg Visera Technologies Company Limited 16.8 avg Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg 16.8 avg Zonit Structured Solutions, LLC 16.8 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 Rochester patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	50	12.3%
2016	45	11.1%
2017	44	10.8%
2018	34	8.4%
2019	39	9.6%
2020	42	10.3%
2021	39	9.6%
2022	21	5.2%
2023	28	6.9%
2024	35	8.6%
2025partial year	29	7.1%

Which technologies does University of Rochester patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 131

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 103

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 68

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 67

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 64

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 49

C07K - Peptides 48

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 41

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 24

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 24

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 23

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 22

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 20

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 18

C12Y - Enzymes 18

Top 15 of 114 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 Rochester's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Rochester's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 32.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #1,065 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Rochester against THE University OF Chicago, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.5/100 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

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