UV Partners, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 28 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: 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;).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, UV ranks #11,119 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 28 patents across 10 technology areas.
- #11,119
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 19%
- by Innovation Score (47.1/100)
- 18.2
- avg claims per patent
- +183%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R11119 · US Corporation #11,119 · 28 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 28 grants
- UPPER-Q #11,119/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH United Silicon Carbide
- CPC-FOCUS A61L · 10 areas
- INNOV-PAR 47.1/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 18.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +183% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: United Silicon Carbide, 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 UV’s 47.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around UV
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Bnnt · near
Bnnt · near
47 score
- Dentsply International · near
Dentsply International · near
47 score
- International… · near
International… · near
47 score
- Sunshine Lake Pharma · near
Sunshine Lake Pharma · near
47 score
- UV Partners · this assignee
UV Partners · this assignee
47 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows UV's Innovation Score is 47.1/100 (top 19% 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 UV?
Each dot is one of UV’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). UV’s own 18.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where UV's grants concentrate
UV Partners, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 89.3% of grants classified under 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;). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, UV sits between U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC and Velocys Technologies Ltd.
UV's three-year grant acceleration
UV Partners, Inc. shows 12 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.
Who files at UV's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- U S Smokeless Tob…
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC
28 patents
- United Silicon Ca…
United Silicon Carbide, Inc.
28 patents
- Universite D'orle…
Universite D'orleans
28 patents
- Usablenet
Usablenet Inc.
28 patents
- Universite Joseph…
Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1
28 patents
- Universiti Putra…
Universiti Putra Malaysia
28 patents
- Utica Leaseco
Utica Leaseco, LLC
28 patents
- Velocys
Velocys Technologies Ltd
28 patents
- UV Partners ◀
UV Partners, Inc.
28 patents
What this shows UV holds 28 patents at rank #11,113, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near UV
By rank, the assignees closest to #11,113 in granted patent volume.
- U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC #11,109 · 28 patents
- United Silicon Carbide, Inc. #11,110 · 28 patents
- Universite D'orleans #11,111 · 28 patents
- Usablenet Inc. #11,112 · 28 patents
- Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1 #11,114 · 28 patents
- Universiti Putra Malaysia #11,115 · 28 patents
- Utica Leaseco, LLC #11,116 · 28 patents
- Velocys Technologies Ltd #11,117 · 28 patents
Leaders in A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in UV's primary technology class.
- The Procter & Gamble Company 378 in class
- Ethicon, Inc. 277 in class
- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. 252 in class
- Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 240 in class
- Covidien LP 174 in class
- Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. 167 in class
- DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. 161 in class
- W.L. Gore & Associates GmbH 146 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for UV, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects…), UV ranks #107 of 2,589 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (47 here).
UV's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 10.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 7.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 3.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 3.6% |
| 2021 | 4 | 14.3% |
| 2022 | 4 | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 3.6% |
| 2024 | 7 | 25.0% |
| 2025partial year | 5 | 17.9% |
Which technologies does UV Partners, Inc. patent most?
Top 10 of 10 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
UV Partners, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- UV Partners, Inc.'s lead technology class is 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;), 89.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61L
- Ranked #11,119 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare UV Partners, Inc. against U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 47.1/100 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.
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.