Where does University OF South Carolina rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University OF South Carolina ranks #1,026 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 Carolina hold?

University OF South Carolina holds 427 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 174 technology areas.

What is University OF South Carolina's Innovation Score?

University OF South Carolina has an Innovation Score of 61.1 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 South Carolina focus on?

University OF South Carolina's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 80 patents, ranking #242 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 174 CPC subclasses total.

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

University OF South Carolina's recent grant velocity is +25% 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 South Carolina's patents?

University OF South Carolina's patents average 14.7 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 South Carolina 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 Carolina

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 427 granted patents across 174 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 #1,026 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 427 patents across 174 technology areas.

#1,026
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.1/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: +25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1026 · US Corporation #1,026 · 427 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 427 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,026/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dunlop Sports
CPC-WIDE A61K · 174 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd. (±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 61.1 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 20.9 pts (34%) Velocity 6.4 pts (10%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bloom Energy · near

61
Olympus Winter & IBE · near

61
University OF South… · this assignee

61
Research Institute… · near

61
Thales · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 61.1/100 (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 14.7 claims/patent is at or below the 15.2 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 South Carolina received 221 grants versus 177 in 2015–2019 (+25% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2021 at 51 grants and bottomed in 2022 at 32. Lead class A61K accounts for 18.7% of the portfolio across 174 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Wobben Properties GmbH (#1,022) and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (#1,030).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University OF South Carolina moved from 130 to 124 grants (0.95x 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 #1,311. See the growth leaderboard.

Wobben Properties

429
Dunlop Sports

427
Interdigital VC H…

427
PGS Geophysical AS

427
University OF Sou… ◀

427
Gracenote

426
Hitachi Chemical

425
NOK

425
Zoom Video Commun…

425

What this shows University holds 427 patents at rank #1,026, 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 #1,026 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 #242 of 7,163 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Bloom Energy Corporation 61 Olympus Winter & IBE GMBH 61 Thales 61 Research Institute OF Petroleum Processing, Sinopec 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.7 here).

Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap 14.7 avg Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC 14.7 avg Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC 14.7 avg WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. 14.7 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 South Carolina patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	33	7.7%
2016	33	7.7%
2017	41	9.6%
2018	37	8.7%
2019	33	7.7%
2020	46	10.8%
2021	51	11.9%
2022	32	7.5%
2023	50	11.7%
2024	42	9.8%
2025partial year	29	6.8%

Which technologies does University OF South Carolina patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 80

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 63

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 42

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 42

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 42

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 32

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 31

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 30

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 29

C07K - Peptides 27

B01D - Separation 26

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 23

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 23

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 22

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 18

Top 15 of 174 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 Carolina's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF South Carolina's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 18.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #1,026 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF South Carolina against Wobben Properties GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.1/100 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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