Is U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs's recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs

Q: Where does U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs ranks #21,981 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans 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 PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 12 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, U.s. ranks #21,981 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 12 technology areas.

#21,981
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 37th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.2/100): 12.2
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21981 · US Corporation #21,981 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,981/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Turf Design
CPC-FOCUS A61K · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Turf Design, 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 31.2 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 9.1 pts (29%) Velocity 2.5 pts (8%) Breadth 12.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 7.3 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
U S Government as… · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows U.s.'s Innovation Score is 31.2/100 (37th percentile 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 12.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.1 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. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 69.2% of grants classified under A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, U.s. sits between Turf Design, Inc. and Unick Corporation.

U.s.'s three-year grant acceleration

U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

Turf Design

13
Tuthill

13
Tyco (Shenzhen)

13
Tyco Holdings (Be…

13
U S Pole

13
Ubic

13
UEA Enterprises

13
Unick

13
U S Government as… ◀

13

What this shows U.S. holds 13 patents at rank #21,959, 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 #21,959 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)

31 37th percentile higher than 37% 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.

View data table

U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	7.7%
2019	2	15.4%
2020	3	23.1%
2021	3	23.1%
2022	2	15.4%
2024	1	7.7%
2025partial year	1	7.7%

Which technologies does U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs patent most?

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 9

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

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

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

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

C07K - Peptides 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

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 1

Top 12 of 12 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. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs's lead technology class is A61K (Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes), 69.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61K
Ranked #21,981 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs against Turf Design, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.2/100 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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