Where does University of South Alabama rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of South Alabama ranks #9,154 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 South Alabama hold?

University of South Alabama holds 35 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 32 technology areas.

What is University of South Alabama's Innovation Score?

University of South Alabama has an Innovation Score of 52.2 out of 100 (top 10% 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 South Alabama focus on?

University of South Alabama's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 13 patents, ranking #1,747 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 32 CPC subclasses total.

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

University of South Alabama's recent grant velocity is -16% 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 South Alabama's patents?

University of South Alabama's patents average 17.2 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 South Alabama 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 South Alabama

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 35 granted patents across 32 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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 #9,154 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 35 patents across 32 technology areas.

#9,154
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.2/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: -16%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9154 · US Corporation #9,154 · 35 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 35 grants
UPPER-Q #9,154/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Universitaetskliniku…
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 32 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -16% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg (±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 52.2 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 12.4 pts (24%) Velocity 9.5 pts (18%) Breadth 20.0 pts (38%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (20%)

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Leedarson Lighting · near

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52
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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows University's Innovation Score is 52.2/100 (top 10% 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 17.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.1 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.

Where University's grants concentrate

University of South Alabama is a focused PatentsView assignee: 32 CPC subclasses with 37.1% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, University sits between Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg and Vionic Group LLC.

University's three-year grant acceleration

University of South Alabama shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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 35 patents at rank #9,153, 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 #9,153 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 #1,747 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (52 here).

Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena 52 Movidius Limited 52 Leedarson Lighting Co., Ltd. 52 Universitat Zurich 52

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 10% higher than 90% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

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 South Alabama patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	11.4%
2016	5	14.3%
2017	5	14.3%
2018	4	11.4%
2019	1	2.9%
2020	1	2.9%
2021	5	14.3%
2022	3	8.6%
2023	3	8.6%
2024	4	11.4%

Which technologies does University of South Alabama patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 13

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 12

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 9

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 8

Y02C - Capture, Storage, Sequestration OR Disposal OF Greenhouse Gases [GHG] 6

B01D - Separation 6

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 5

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 3

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 3

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 3

C12Y - Enzymes 3

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 3

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 2

Top 15 of 32 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 South Alabama's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of South Alabama's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 37.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #9,154 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of South Alabama against Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.2/100 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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