Where does Utah State University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Utah State University ranks #3,293 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 Utah State University hold?

Utah State University holds 114 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 86 technology areas.

What is Utah State University's Innovation Score?

Utah State University has an Innovation Score of 59.1 out of 100 (top 4% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Utah State University's recent grant velocity is +8% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

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

Utah State University's patents average 17.7 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 Utah State University 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 Corporation

Utah State University

Q: What technology areas does Utah State University focus on?

Utah State University's top technology area is H02J (Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy) with 24 patents. Grants appear in 86 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 114 granted patents across 86 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: H02J (Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Utah ranks #3,293 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 114 patents across 86 technology areas.

#3,293
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.1/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: +8%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3293 · US Corporation #3,293 · 114 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 114 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,293/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Osterhout Group
CPC-WIDE H02J · 86 areas
INNOV-PAR 59.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +8% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Osterhout Group, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AMS · near

59
Board OF Supervisors… · near

59
Hydro-Gear Partnership · near

59
Naver · near

59
Utah State University · this assignee

59
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Utah's Innovation Score is 59.1/100 (top 4% 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.

How Utah's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Utah State University received 55 grants versus 51 in 2015–2019 (+8% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 14 grants and bottomed in 2019 at 5. Lead class H02J accounts for 21.1% of the portfolio across 86 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Osterhout Group, Inc. (#3,288) and Yokowo Co., Ltd. (#3,296).

Utah's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Utah State University moved from 29 to 31 grants (1.07x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,019. See the growth leaderboard.

Osterhout Group

114
Robotis

114
Sanyo Denki

114
Shape Security

114
Unity SF

114
Versalis S P A

114
Weidmüller Interf…

114
Yokowo

114
Utah State Univer… ◀

114

What this shows Utah holds 114 patents at rank #3,292, 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 #3,292 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02J (Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distribu…)

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 (59 here).

Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 59 Board OF Supervisors OF Louisiana State University AND Agricultural AND Mechanical College 59 Naver Corporation 59 AMS AG 59

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.7 here).

The University of Sydney 17.7 avg DeLaval Holding AB 17.7 avg mCube, Inc. 17.7 avg Cubic Corporation 17.7 avg

Utah's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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.

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Utah State University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	8.8%
2016	12	10.5%
2017	13	11.4%
2018	11	9.6%
2019	5	4.4%
2020	14	12.3%
2021	10	8.8%
2022	10	8.8%
2023	11	9.6%
2024	10	8.8%
2025partial year	8	7.0%

Which technologies does Utah State University patent most?

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 24

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 20

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 18

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 16

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 13

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 12

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 10

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 10

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 10

C07K - Peptides 8

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 7

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 7

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 7

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 7

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 6

Top 15 of 86 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,293

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Utah State University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Utah State University's lead technology class is H02J (Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy), 21.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H02J
Ranked #3,293 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Utah State University against Osterhout Group, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 59.1/100 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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