Where does Western NEW England University rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Western NEW England University ranks #12,760 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 Western NEW England University hold?

Western NEW England University holds 24 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 26 technology areas.

What is Western NEW England University's Innovation Score?

Western NEW England University has an Innovation Score of 43.7 out of 100 (top 27% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Western NEW England University focus on?

Western NEW England University's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 8 patents, ranking #2,086 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 26 CPC subclasses total.

Is Western NEW England University's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Western NEW England University's recent grant velocity is -8% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Western NEW England University's patents?

Western NEW England University's patents average 13.2 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 Western NEW England 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

Western NEW England University

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 26 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Western ranks #12,760 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 26 technology areas.

#12,760
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 27%
by Innovation Score (43.7/100): 13.2
avg claims per patent: -8%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12760 · US Corporation #12,760 · 24 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
MID-PACK #12,760/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Verimatrix
CPC-FOCUS A61B · 26 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT -8% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Verimatrix, 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 Western’s 43.7 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 11.1 pts (25%) Velocity 6.7 pts (15%) Breadth 18.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 7.9 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Western's Innovation Score is 43.7/100 (top 27% 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 Western?

Each dot is one of Western’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). Western’s own 13.2 claims/patent is at or below the 17.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Western's grants concentrate

Western NEW England University is a focused PatentsView assignee: 26 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Western sits between Verimatrix, Inc. and WilliamsRDM, Inc..

Western's three-year grant acceleration

Western NEW England University shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Verimatrix

24
Vidya Herbs

24
Virtual Instrumen…

24
Warn Automotive

24
Wynright

24
Weatherford/Lamb

24
Websense

24
Williamsrdm

24
Western NEW Engla… ◀

24

What this shows Western holds 24 patents at rank #12,756, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Western

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,756 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Western's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 27% higher than 73% of 49,997 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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Western NEW England University patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	16.7%
2016	2	8.3%
2017	1	4.2%
2018	2	8.3%
2019	3	12.5%
2020	4	16.7%
2022	2	8.3%
2023	1	4.2%
2024	4	16.7%
2025partial year	1	4.2%

Which technologies does Western NEW England University patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 8

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 8

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 2

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 2

C03B - Manufacture, Shaping, OR Supplementary Processes 2

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 2

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 2

B04B - Centrifuges 2

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 1

Top 15 of 26 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Western NEW England University's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Western NEW England University's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #12,760 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Western NEW England University against Verimatrix, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.7/100 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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