USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

University Of Virginia Patent Foundation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 520 granted patents across 157 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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520

Total patents granted

157

CPC technology areas

22.7

Avg claims per patent

+18%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

University holds 520 US patents across 157 technology areas, rank #869 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#869
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.2/100): 22.7
avg claims per patent: +18%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

University Of Virginia Patent Foundation has been granted 520 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing University Of Virginia Patent Foundation at rank #869 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 157 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 22.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a US Corporation, University Of Virginia Patent Foundation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, University sits between ELI Lilly AND Company (523 patents, rank #865) and Tesla, Inc. (518 patents, rank #873) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 66.2/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 281 grants, compared with 239 in the 2015–2019 window, a +18% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. University Of Virginia Patent Foundation's 22.7 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark University Of Virginia Patent Foundation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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Micromass UK

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OPEN TEXT ULC

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Pepsico

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Tesla

518

What this shows University holds 520 patents at rank #869, 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 #869 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in University's primary technology class.

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 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 Virginia Patent Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	33	6.3%
2016	38	7.3%
2017	47	9.0%
2018	60	11.5%
2019	61	11.7%
2020	47	9.0%
2021	45	8.7%
2022	52	10.0%
2023	41	7.9%
2024	45	8.7%
2025	51	9.8%

Which technologies does University Of Virginia Patent Foundation patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 145

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 132

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 116

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 80

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 65

C07K - PEPTIDES 53

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 51

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 48

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 44

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 36

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 32

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 32

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 30

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 24

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 17

Top 15 of 157 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#869

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

66.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does University Of Virginia Patent Foundation hold?

University Of Virginia Patent Foundation holds 520 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 157 technology areas.

What is University Of Virginia Patent Foundation's Innovation Score?

University Of Virginia Patent Foundation has an Innovation Score of 66.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does University Of Virginia Patent Foundation focus on?

University Of Virginia Patent Foundation's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION) with 145 patents. The company has filed patents in 157 CPC subclasses total.

Is University Of Virginia Patent Foundation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

University Of Virginia Patent Foundation's recent filing velocity is +18% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for University Of Virginia Patent Foundation's patents?

University Of Virginia Patent Foundation's patents average 22.7 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the University Of Virginia Patent Foundation 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.

How to use this portfolio

University's 520 grants land it in the top 1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - University ranks #869 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61B - see who else leads that technology area. A61B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.