Where does 2KDirect, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), 2KDirect, Inc. ranks #27,933 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 2KDirect, Inc. hold?

2KDirect, Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is 2KDirect, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

2KDirect, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.0 out of 100 (46th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is 2KDirect, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

2KDirect, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +250% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for 2KDirect, Inc.'s patents?

2KDirect, Inc.'s patents average 25.2 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 2KDirect, Inc. 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

2KDirect, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does 2KDirect, Inc. focus on?

2KDirect, Inc.'s top technology area is G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 9 patents, ranking #1,413 of 6,520 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, 2kdirect ranks #27,933 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 4 technology areas.

#27,933
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.0/100): 25.2
avg claims per patent: +250%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27933 · US Corporation #27,933 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #27,933/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 1311854 Ontario
CPC-NARROW G06Q · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 25.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +250% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 1311854 Ontario Limited (±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 2kdirect’s 34.0 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 8.0 pts (23%) Velocity 4.0 pts (12%) Breadth 7.1 pts (21%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (44%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
2KDirect · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows 2kdirect's Innovation Score is 34.0/100 (46th percentile 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 2kdirect?

Each dot is one of 2kdirect’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). 2kdirect’s own 25.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

2kdirect vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where 2kdirect's grants concentrate

2KDirect, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, 2kdirect sits between 1311854 Ontario Limited and 3D MED AG.

2kdirect's three-year grant acceleration

2KDirect, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

1311854 Ontario

9
1366

9
1929803 Ontario

9
1A Smart Start

9
3-V Biosciences

9
360fly

9
3alogics

9
3D MED

9
2kdirect ◀

9

What this shows 2KDirect holds 9 patents at rank #27,933, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near 2KDirect

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,933 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in 2KDirect's primary technology class.

2kdirect's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 46th percentile higher than 46% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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2KDirect, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	11.1%
2019	1	11.1%
2020	1	11.1%
2021	3	33.3%
2023	2	22.2%
2024	1	11.1%

Which technologies does 2KDirect, Inc. patent most?

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 9

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 3

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

2KDirect, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

2KDirect, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06Q
Ranked #27,933 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare 2KDirect, Inc. against 1311854 Ontario Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.0/100 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

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