Is University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization's recent grant velocity is -56% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization

Q: Where does University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization ranks #1,430 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization 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 - 293 granted patents across 122 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #1,430 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 293 patents across 122 technology areas.

#1,430
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.4/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: -56%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1430 · US Corporation #1,430 · 293 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 293 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,430/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Globalwafers
CPC-WIDE G01N · 122 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -56% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Globalwafers 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 61.4 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 19.6 pts (32%) Velocity 4.5 pts (7%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 12.3 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Furukawa Electric · near

61
Hydro-Quebec · near

61
Darfon · near

61
University of… · this assignee

61
Evoqua Water · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 61.4/100 (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 20.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.5 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 Washington through its Center for Commercialization received 87 grants versus 199 in 2015–2019 (-56% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 58 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 10. Lead class G01N accounts for 24.2% of the portfolio across 122 subclasses. Volume neighbours: General Mills, Inc. (#1,426) and Intermolecular, Inc. (#1,434).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization moved from 67 to 45 grants (0.67x 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 #2,243. See the growth leaderboard.

General Mills

294
Genius Optical (X…

294
Silicon Storage T…

294
Globalwafers

293
University of Was… ◀

293
Board OF Supervis…

292
Grohe

292
Group14

292
Intermolecular

291

What this shows University holds 293 patents at rank #1,430, 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 #1,430 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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 G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…), University ranks #205 of 7,863 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Darfon Electronics Corp. 61 Evoqua Water Technologies LLC 61 Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. 61 Hydro-Quebec 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (20.4 here).

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation 20.4 avg Broadcom Corporation 20.4 avg Clemson University 20.4 avg Seattle Children's Hospital 20.4 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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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 Washington through its Center for Commercialization patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	39	13.3%
2016	45	15.4%
2017	58	19.8%
2018	32	10.9%
2019	25	8.5%
2020	22	7.5%
2021	20	6.8%
2022	15	5.1%
2023	20	6.8%
2024	10	3.4%
2025partial year	7	2.4%

Which technologies does University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 71

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 66

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 54

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 47

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 40

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 37

C07K - Peptides 36

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 25

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 21

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 19

C12Y - Enzymes 17

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 16

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 16

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 15

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 14

Top 15 of 122 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 Washington through its Center for Commercialization's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization's lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 24.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #1,430 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization against General Mills, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.4/100 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

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.