Where does Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory ranks #23,617 of 50,000 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory hold?

Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory's Innovation Score?

Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory has an Innovation Score of 45.1 out of 100 (top 24% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory focus on?

Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory's top technology area is B64G (COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR) with 3 patents. Grants appear in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory.

What does claim depth mean for Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory's patents?

Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory's patents average 19.6 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory

Q: How is the Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory 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 - 12 granted patents across 21 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: B64G (COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Utah ranks #23,617 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 21 technology areas.

#23,617
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (45.1/100): 19.6
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23617 · US Corporation #23,617 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,617/50,000
PHOTO-FINISH Universiteit van Ams…
CPC-FOCUS B64G · 21 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Universiteit Van Amsterdam (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Arete Associates · near

45
Baobab Studios · near

45
OSE Immunotherapeutics · near

45
Titan Spine · near

45
Utah State Universit… · this assignee

45
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest

7

What this shows Utah's Innovation Score is 45.1/100 (top 24% 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.

Where Utah's grants concentrate

Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under B64G (COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Utah sits between Universiteit Van Amsterdam and Velvac Incorporated.

Universiteit van…

12
University Court…

12
Unstoppable Domai…

12
Uroviu

12
Valmont Highway T…

12
Vecima Networks

12
Vectus Biosystems

12
Velvac Incorporat…

12
Utah State Univer… ◀

12

What this shows Utah holds 12 patents at rank #23,607, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Utah

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,607 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64G (Cosmonautics)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Utah, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).

Baobab Studios Inc. 45 OSE Immunotherapeutics 45 Arete Associates 45 Titan Spine, Llc 45

Utah's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	3	25.0%
2021	1	8.3%
2022	2	16.7%
2024	3	25.0%
2025partial year	3	25.0%

Which technologies does Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory patent most?

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR 3

H03B - GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS 2

G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT 2

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 2

F41H - ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL 1

F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION 1

H03L - AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES 1

G16Y - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS [IoT] 1

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 1

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 1

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE 1

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 1

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 1

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 1

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 1

Top 15 of 21 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#23,617

of 50,000 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

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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