USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,659 granted patents across 250 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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1,659

Total patents granted

250

CPC technology areas

16.9

Avg claims per patent

-3%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Wisconsin holds 1,659 US patents across 250 technology areas, rank #256 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#256
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.1/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: -3%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has been granted 1,659 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation at rank #256 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 250 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES). As a US Corporation, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Wisconsin sits between Intuit Inc. (1,684 patents, rank #252) and NGK Insulators, Ltd. (1,631 patents, rank #260) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 66.1/100 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 816 grants, compared with 843 in the 2015–2019 window, a -3% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's 16.9 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 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Intuit

1,684
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1,679
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1,672
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1,666
Wisconsin Alumni… ◀

1,659
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1,652
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1,650
Au Optronics

1,648
NGK Insulators

1,631

What this shows Wisconsin holds 1,659 patents at rank #256, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wisconsin

By rank, the assignees closest to #256 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61K (Preparations FOR Medical)

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

Wisconsin's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	163	9.8%
2016	175	10.5%
2017	168	10.1%
2018	167	10.1%
2019	170	10.2%
2020	171	10.3%
2021	150	9.0%
2022	128	7.7%
2023	135	8.1%
2024	131	7.9%
2025	101	6.1%

Which technologies does Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation patent most?

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 369

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 358

C07K - PEPTIDES 228

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 218

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 207

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 132

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 100

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 99

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 86

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 86

C12Y - ENZYMES 79

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 70

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 66

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 63

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 55

Top 15 of 250 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#256

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

66.1 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 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation hold?

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation holds 1,659 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 250 technology areas.

What is Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's Innovation Score?

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has an Innovation Score of 66.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation focus on?

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's top technology area is A61K (PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES) with 369 patents. The company has filed patents in 250 CPC subclasses total.

Is Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's recent filing velocity is -3% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's patents?

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's patents average 16.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 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

Wisconsin's 1,659 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - Wisconsin ranks #256 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.