Where does University of Washington rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of Washington ranks #647 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does University of Washington hold?

University of Washington holds 691 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 169 technology areas.

What is University of Washington's Innovation Score?

University of Washington has an Innovation Score of 65.3 out of 100 (top 1% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is University of Washington's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

University of Washington's recent grant velocity is +33% 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 Washington's patents?

University of Washington's patents average 19.1 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.

How is the University of Washington 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 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

University of Washington

Q: What technology areas does University of Washington focus on?

University of Washington's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 190 patents. Grants appear in 169 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 691 granted patents across 169 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 #647 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 691 patents across 169 technology areas.

#647
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.3/100): 19.1
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R647 · US Corporation #647 · 691 grants

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

GRANTS-MID 691 grants
TOP-DECILE #647/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Posco
CPC-WIDE A61K · 169 areas
INNOV-STRONG 65.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Posco 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dexcom · near

65
Airbus Operations SAS · near

65
University of… · this assignee

65
Deka Products… · near

65
Biosense Webster… · near

65
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 65.3/100 (top 1% 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 Washington received 344 grants versus 259 in 2015–2019 (+33% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 83 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 46. Lead class A61K accounts for 27.5% of the portfolio across 169 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Callaway Golf Company (#643) and Saturn Licensing LLC (#651).

University's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, University of Washington moved from 208 to 195 grants (0.94x 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 #1,367. See the growth leaderboard.

Callaway Golf

694
Cameron Internati…

692
Posco

691
Schneider Electri…

691
University of Was… ◀

691
Immatics Biotechn…

690
Rivian IP Holdings

690
Carl Zeiss Meditec

689
Saturn Licensing

689

What this shows University holds 691 patents at rank #647, 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 #647 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 (65 here).

Airbus Operations SAS 65 Dexcom, Inc. 65 Deka Products Limited Parternship 65 Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. 65

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.1 here).

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 19.1 avg Stmicroelectronics PTE Ltd 19.1 avg Space Systems/Loral, LLC 19.1 avg Laird Technologies, Inc. 19.1 avg

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 Washington patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	59	8.5%
2016	48	6.9%
2017	47	6.8%
2018	46	6.7%
2019	59	8.5%
2020	83	12.0%
2021	66	9.6%
2022	60	8.7%
2023	78	11.3%
2024	57	8.2%
2025partial year	88	12.7%

Which technologies does University of Washington patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 190

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 150

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 129

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 127

C07K - Peptides 126

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 114

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 94

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 41

C40B - Combinatorial CHEMISTRY; Libraries, e.g. Chemical Libraries 36

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 33

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 32

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 32

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 31

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 30

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 27

Top 15 of 169 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#647

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

65.3 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 Washington's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of Washington's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 27.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #647 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of Washington against Callaway Golf Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 65.3/100 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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