Where does University of Vermont and State Agricultural College rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Vermont and State Agricultural College ranks #4,138 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

What is University of Vermont and State Agricultural College's Innovation Score?

University of Vermont and State Agricultural College has an Innovation Score of 53.8 out of 100 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is University of Vermont and State Agricultural College's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University of Vermont and State Agricultural College's recent grant velocity is +5% 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 Vermont and State Agricultural College's patents?

University of Vermont and State Agricultural College's patents average 15.1 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 US Corporation

University of Vermont and State Agricultural College

Q: How many patents does University of Vermont and State Agricultural College hold?

University of Vermont and State Agricultural College holds 87 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 58 technology areas.

Q: What technology areas does University of Vermont and State Agricultural College focus on?

University of Vermont and State Agricultural College's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 34 patents. Grants appear in 58 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College 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 - 87 granted patents across 58 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 #4,138 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 87 patents across 58 technology areas.

#4,138
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (53.8/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: +5%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4138 · US Corporation #4,138 · 87 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 87 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,138/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sensirion
CPC-WIDE A61K · 58 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +5% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sensirion 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Desktop Metal · near

54
Federal-Mogul… · near

54
Leidos · near

54
University of… · this assignee

54
Xyleco · near

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 53.8/100 (top 8% 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 Vermont and State Agricultural College received 41 grants versus 39 in 2015–2019 (+5% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2016 at 13 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 2. Lead class A61K accounts for 39.1% of the portfolio across 58 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Sensirion AG (#4,134) and Yara International ASA (#4,142).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Vermont and State Agricultural College moved from 31 to 20 grants (0.65x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Sensirion

87
Shockwave Medical

87
Tamron

87
Ultradent Products

87
VAT Holding

87
Winview

87
Xero

87
Yara Internationa…

87
University of Ver… ◀

87

What this shows University holds 87 patents at rank #4,138, 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 #4,138 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).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (54 here).

Desktop Metal, Inc. 54 Leidos, Inc. 54 Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC 54 Xyleco, Inc. 54

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.1 here).

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 15.1 avg Flint Hills Scientific, L.L.C. 15.1 avg Howard University 15.1 avg Kyphon SÀRL 15.1 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 Vermont and State Agricultural College patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	3.4%
2016	13	14.9%
2017	6	6.9%
2018	7	8.0%
2019	10	11.5%
2020	9	10.3%
2021	12	13.8%
2022	8	9.2%
2023	2	2.3%
2024	10	11.5%
2025partial year	7	8.0%

Which technologies does University of Vermont and State Agricultural College patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 34

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

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

C07K - Peptides 15

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 13

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 10

C12Y - Enzymes 8

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 6

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 6

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 6

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 4

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 4

Top 15 of 58 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,138

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.8 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 Vermont and State Agricultural College's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Vermont and State Agricultural College's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 39.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #4,138 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Vermont and State Agricultural College against Sensirion AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.8/100 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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