USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Vanderbilt University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 642 granted patents across 130 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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642

Total patents granted

130

CPC technology areas

17.1

Avg claims per patent

+28%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Vanderbilt holds 642 US patents across 130 technology areas, rank #706 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#706
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.8/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: +28%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Vanderbilt University has been granted 642 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Vanderbilt University at rank #706 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 130 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a US Corporation, Vanderbilt University is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Vanderbilt sits between Goertek Inc. (646 patents, rank #702) and Mann+hummel Gmbh (639 patents, rank #710) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.8/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 360 grants, compared with 282 in the 2015–2019 window, a +28% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Vanderbilt University's 17.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Vanderbilt University against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Goertek

646
Palo Alto Networks

646
GS Yuasa Internat…

645
Siemens Energy

645
Vanderbilt Univer… ◀

642
Abbott Cardiovasc…

640
Mitsubishi Materi…

640
S C Johnson & SON

640
MANN+Hummel

639

What this shows Vanderbilt holds 642 patents at rank #706, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vanderbilt

By rank, the assignees closest to #706 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Vanderbilt's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 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.

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Vanderbilt University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	43	6.7%
2016	40	6.2%
2017	64	10.0%
2018	61	9.5%
2019	74	11.5%
2020	80	12.5%
2021	68	10.6%
2022	58	9.0%
2023	56	8.7%
2024	58	9.0%
2025	40	6.2%

Which technologies does Vanderbilt University patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 245

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 189

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 145

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 116

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 103

C07K - PEPTIDES 85

A61F - FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRS 45

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 44

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 37

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 33

B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE 31

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 31

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 25

C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS 23

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 23

Top 15 of 130 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#706

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Vanderbilt University hold?

Vanderbilt University holds 642 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 130 technology areas.

What is Vanderbilt University's Innovation Score?

Vanderbilt University has an Innovation Score of 62.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Vanderbilt University focus on?

Vanderbilt University's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 245 patents. The company has filed patents in 130 CPC subclasses total.

Is Vanderbilt University's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Vanderbilt University's recent filing velocity is +28% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Vanderbilt University's patents?

Vanderbilt University's patents average 17.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Vanderbilt 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.

How to use this portfolio

Vanderbilt's 642 grants land it in the top 2% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Vanderbilt ranks #706 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61K - see who else leads that technology area. A61K leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.