Where does U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs ranks #12,747 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 U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs hold?

U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs's Innovation Score?

U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs has an Innovation Score of 37.4 out of 100 (top 44% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs focus on?

U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs's top technology area is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes) with 9 patents, ranking #2,395 of 7,163 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs's recent grant velocity is -74% 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 U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs's patents?

U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs's patents average 14.4 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 U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs 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 Federal Government

U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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, U.s. ranks #12,747 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 18 technology areas.

#12,747
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.4/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: -74%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12747 · US Federal Government #12,747 · 24 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USGOV · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,747/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH TrikaUSA
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-DROP -74% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: TrikaUSA 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.

How U.s.’s 37.4 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 11.1 pts (30%) Velocity 2.7 pts (7%) Breadth 15.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (23%)

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What this shows U.s.'s Innovation Score is 37.4/100 (top 44% 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 U.s.?

Each dot is one of U.s.’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). U.s.’s own 14.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

U.s. vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where U.s.'s grants concentrate

U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 37.5% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, U.s. sits between TrikaUSA Inc. and Universal Instruments Corporation.

U.s.'s three-year grant acceleration

U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs shows 2 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.

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What this shows U.S. holds 24 patents at rank #12,727, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near US

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,727 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in US's primary technology class.

U.s.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	20.8%
2016	3	12.5%
2017	4	16.7%
2018	5	20.8%
2019	2	8.3%
2020	2	8.3%
2021	1	4.2%
2022	1	4.2%
2024	1	4.2%

Which technologies does U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 9

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 7

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 3

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 3

C07K - Peptides 3

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 2

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 2

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 2

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 1

Top 15 of 18 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

U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 37.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #12,747 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare U.S. Department of Veternas Affairs against TrikaUSA Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.4/100 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

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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

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