Where does University OF Southampton rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University OF Southampton ranks #2,954 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 Southampton hold?

University OF Southampton holds 129 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 89 technology areas.

What is University OF Southampton's Innovation Score?

University OF Southampton has an Innovation Score of 60.7 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 Southampton focus on?

University OF Southampton's top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 38 patents, ranking #394 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 89 CPC subclasses total.

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

University OF Southampton's recent grant velocity is +32% 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 Southampton's patents?

University OF Southampton's patents average 18.4 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 Southampton 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 Foreign Corporation

University OF Southampton

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 129 granted patents across 89 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #2,954 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 129 patents across 89 technology areas.

#2,954
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.7/100): 18.4
avg claims per patent: +32%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2954 · Foreign Corporation #2,954 · 129 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 129 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,954/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nano and Advanced…
CPC-WIDE G02B · 89 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +32% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited (±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 60.7 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 16.8 pts (28%) Velocity 7.8 pts (13%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Magna Closures · near

61
Stats · near

61
Getac Technology · near

61
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61
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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows University's Innovation Score is 60.7/100 (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 18.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.7 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 Southampton received 66 grants versus 50 in 2015–2019 (+32% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2023 at 16 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 7. Lead class G02B accounts for 29.5% of the portfolio across 89 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited (#2,950) and Beijing Kuaimajiabian Technology Co., Ltd. (#2,958).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University OF Southampton moved from 35 to 41 grants (1.17x 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 #836. See the growth leaderboard.

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What this shows University holds 129 patents at rank #2,954, 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 #2,954 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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 G02B (Optical Elements), University ranks #394 of 4,891 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

University Health Network 61 Getac Technology Corporation 61 Magna Closures Inc. 61 Stats LLC 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.4 here).

Bally Gaming, Inc. 18.4 avg Greenlee Tools, Inc. 18.4 avg Ruckus Wireless, Inc. 18.4 avg American Regent, Inc. 18.4 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.

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University OF Southampton patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	7.0%
2016	7	5.4%
2017	15	11.6%
2018	9	7.0%
2019	10	7.8%
2020	10	7.8%
2021	15	11.6%
2022	14	10.9%
2023	16	12.4%
2024	11	8.5%
2025partial year	13	10.1%

Which technologies does University OF Southampton patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 38

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 22

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 22

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 20

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 15

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 14

C07K - Peptides 13

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 11

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 8

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 7

C03B - Manufacture, Shaping, OR Supplementary Processes 7

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 6

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 5

G11C - Static Stores 4

H04S - Stereophonic Systems 4

Top 15 of 89 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 Southampton's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF Southampton's lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 29.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #2,954 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF Southampton against Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.7/100 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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