Where does University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation ranks #4,651 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Is University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation's recent grant velocity is +273% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation's patents?

University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation's patents average 10.4 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation

Q: How many patents does University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation hold?

University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation holds 76 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 63 technology areas.

Q: What is University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation's Innovation Score?

University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation has an Innovation Score of 56.2 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Q: What technology areas does University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation focus on?

University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 35 patents. Grants appear in 63 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation 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 PatentsView assignee record - 76 granted patents across 63 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #4,651 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 76 patents across 63 technology areas.

#4,651
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.2/100): 10.4
avg claims per patent: +273%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4651 · Foreign Corporation #4,651 · 76 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 76 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,651/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sterlite
CPC-WIDE A61B · 63 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.2/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +273% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sterlite Technologies 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Sony Pictures… · near

56
United States Gypsum · near

56
University OF Ulsan… · this assignee

56
Boehringer Ingelheim… · near

56
Skylo · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 56.2/100 (top 6% 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.

How University's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation received 56 grants versus 15 in 2015–2019 (+273% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 15 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 1. Lead class A61B accounts for 46.1% of the portfolio across 63 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Sterlite Technologies Limited (#4,647) and Assia SPE, LLC (#4,655).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation moved from 24 to 36 grants (1.50x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Sterlite

76
Successfactors

76
Technological Res…

76
Toda Kogyo

76
Valeo Comfort AND…

76
University OF Uls… ◀

76
Ansaldo Energia I…

75
Arthrosurface Inc…

75
Assia SPE

75

What this shows University holds 76 patents at rank #4,651, 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 #4,651 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

United States Gypsum Company 56 Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. 56 Skylo Technologies, Inc. 56 Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GMBH 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (10.4 here).

SUN Yat-sen University 10.4 avg Kyungdong Navien Co., Ltd. 10.4 avg Aida Engineering, Ltd. 10.4 avg National Yang-ming University 10.4 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	1.3%
2016	2	2.6%
2017	3	3.9%
2018	5	6.6%
2019	4	5.3%
2020	7	9.2%
2021	13	17.1%
2022	15	19.7%
2023	15	19.7%
2024	6	7.9%
2025partial year	5	6.6%

Which technologies does University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 35

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 17

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 12

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 9

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 9

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 7

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 6

C07K - Peptides 6

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 6

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 6

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 4

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 3

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 3

Top 15 of 63 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,651

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 46.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #4,651 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University OF Ulsan Foundation FOR Industry Cooperation against Sterlite Technologies Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.2/100 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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