Overall rank by patents
#20,576
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Upsher-smith ranks #20,576 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 4 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20576 · US Corporation #20,576 · 14 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Ultivue, Inc. (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Upsher-smith Laborat… · this assignee
31 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Upsher-smith's Innovation Score is 30.6/100 (top 65% 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.
Upsher-smith Laboratories, Llc is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Upsher-smith sits between Ultivue, Inc. and VAON, Llc.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Ultivue, Inc.
14 patents
Uniflex-Hydraulik GmbH
14 patents
University of Massachusetts Lowell
14 patents
Uniweld Products, Inc.
14 patents
VADE SECURE INC.
14 patents
VAL-CHUM, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
14 patents
VANADIS DIAGNOSTICS
14 patents
VAON, LLC
14 patents
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC
14 patents
What this shows Upsher-smith holds 14 patents at rank #20,576, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,576 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Upsher-smith's primary technology class.
Upsher-smith's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
31 Top 65% higher than 35% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 14.3% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#20,576
of 50,000 tracked assignees
30.6 out of 100
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