Where does University of York rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), University of York ranks #9,657 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 York hold?

University of York holds 33 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 52 technology areas.

What is University of York's Innovation Score?

University of York has an Innovation Score of 58.9 out of 100 (top 4% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

University of York's recent grant velocity is -29% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for University of York's patents?

University of York's patents average 16.2 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 York 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 Foreign Corporation

University of York

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

University of York's top technology area is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media) with 9 patents, ranking #1,126 of 4,144 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 52 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 33 granted patents across 52 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: C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, University ranks #9,657 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 33 patents across 52 technology areas.

#9,657
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.9/100): 16.2
avg claims per patent: -29%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9657 · Foreign Corporation #9,657 · 33 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 33 grants
UPPER-Q #9,657/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Lovesac
CPC-WIDE C12N · 52 areas
INNOV-PAR 58.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -29% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Lovesac Company (±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 58.9 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 12.2 pts (21%) Velocity 12.0 pts (20%) Breadth 25.0 pts (42%) Claim depth 9.7 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Netskope · near

59
OneSubsea IP UK · near

59
Altec Industries · near

59
University of York · this assignee

59
Mitutoyo · near

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows University's Innovation Score is 58.9/100 (top 4% 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 16.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.4 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 York received 12 grants versus 17 in 2015–2019 (-29% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2016 at 6 grants and bottomed in 2021 at 1. Lead class C12N accounts for 27.3% of the portfolio across 52 subclasses. Volume neighbours: The Lovesac Company (#9,651) and Varidesk, LLC (#9,659).

University's three-year grant acceleration

University of York shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

The Lovesac

33
Transfert Plus So…

33
Trophius Pty

33
Truth Hardware

33
Université Paris—…

33
Université de Nic…

33
Vanguard Packaging

33
Varidesk

33
University of York ◀

33

What this shows University holds 33 patents at rank #9,655, 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 #9,655 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes)

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 C12N (Microorganisms OR Enzymes), University ranks #1,126 of 4,144 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (59 here).

Altec Industries, Inc. 59 Netskope, Inc. 59 OneSubsea IP UK Limited 59 Mitutoyo Corporation 59

University's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 York patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	12.1%
2016	6	18.2%
2017	2	6.1%
2018	3	9.1%
2019	2	6.1%
2020	2	6.1%
2021	1	3.0%
2022	3	9.1%
2023	2	6.1%
2024	4	12.1%
2025partial year	4	12.1%

Which technologies does University of York patent most?

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 9

C07K - Peptides 6

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 5

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 4

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 4

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 4

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 4

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 3

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 3

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 3

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

Top 15 of 52 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 York's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

University of York's lead technology class is C12N (Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media), 27.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12N
Ranked #9,657 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare University of York against The Lovesac Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 58.9/100 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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