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USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Q: Where does USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ranks #16,481 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 USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 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 - 18 granted patents across 33 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: B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, USA ranks #16,481 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 33 technology areas.

#16,481
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 32%
by Innovation Score (41.9/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16481 · US Federal Government #16,481 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,481/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ubicquia IQ
CPC-FOCUS B64G · 33 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ubicquia IQ LLC (±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 USA’s 41.9 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 10.2 pts (24%) Velocity 1.4 pts (3%) Breadth 20.3 pts (48%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
USA as Represented… · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows USA's Innovation Score is 41.9/100 (top 32% 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 USA?

Each dot is one of USA’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). USA’s own 16.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where USA's grants concentrate

USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is a focused PatentsView assignee: 33 CPC subclasses with 22.2% of grants classified under B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, USA sits between Universite DE Lille 2 Droit ET Sante and United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army.

USA's three-year grant acceleration

USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 14 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.

Universite DE Lil…

18
UniversitÄT ZU KÖ…

18
UniversitÉ DU Lux…

18
USA Wheel and Tir…

18
Utac Thai

18
Ubicquia IQ

18
Ulrich & KG

18
United States Gov…

18
USA as Represente… ◀

18

What this shows USA holds 18 patents at rank #16,473, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near USA

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,473 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64G (Cosmonautics)

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

USA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 32% higher than 68% 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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USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.6%
2019	5	27.8%
2020	4	22.2%
2021	5	27.8%
2022	2	11.1%
2024	1	5.6%

Which technologies does USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration patent most?

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 3

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 2

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 2

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 2

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 2

H04B - Transmission 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 1

Top 15 of 33 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's lead technology class is B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor), 22.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B64G
Ranked #16,481 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration against Universite DE Lille 2 Droit ET Sante, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.9/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.