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University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 293 granted patents across 122 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES).

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293
Total patents granted
122
CPC technology areas
20.4
Avg claims per patent
-53%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

University holds 293 US patents across 122 technology areas, rank #1,430 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,430
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.4/100)
20.4
avg claims per patent
-53%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization has been granted 293 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization at rank #1,430 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 122 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES). As a US Corporation, University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, University sits between General Mills, Inc. (294 patents, rank #1,426) and Intermolecular, Inc. (291 patents, rank #1,434) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.4/100 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 94 grants, compared with 199 in the 2015–2019 window, a -53% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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 Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization's 20.4 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 Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at University's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

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.

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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 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%
2025 7 2.4%

Which technologies does University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization patent most?

Top 15 of 122 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,430

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.4 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 Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization hold?
University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization holds 293 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 122 technology areas.
What is University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization's Innovation Score?
University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization has an Innovation Score of 61.4 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 Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization focus on?
University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization's top technology area is G01N (INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES) with 71 patents. The company has filed patents in 122 CPC subclasses total.
Is University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization's recent filing velocity is -53% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization's patents?
University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization's patents average 20.4 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
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.

How to use this portfolio

University's 293 grants land it in the top 3% 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 #1,430 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01N - see who else leads that technology area. G01N 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

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.