Where does 3ST Research LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), 3ST Research LLC ranks #38,495 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 3ST Research LLC hold?

3ST Research LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is 3ST Research LLC's Innovation Score?

3ST Research LLC has an Innovation Score of 18.8 out of 100 (5th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does 3ST Research LLC focus on?

3ST Research LLC's top technology area is C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds) with 5 patents. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is 3ST Research LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

3ST Research LLC's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for 3ST Research LLC's patents?

3ST Research LLC's patents average 9.8 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 3ST Research LLC 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

3ST Research LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, 3ST ranks #38,495 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 3 technology areas.

#38,495
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 5th percentile
by Innovation Score (18.8/100): 9.8
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38495 · US Corporation #38,495 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #38,495/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 3DBiopsy
CPC-NARROW C07D · 3 areas
INNOV-LOW 18.8/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 3DBiopsy, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
3ST Research · this assignee

19
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows 3ST's Innovation Score is 18.8/100 (5th 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.

Where 3ST's grants concentrate

3ST Research LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, 3ST sits between 3DBiopsy, Inc. and 4C Air, Inc..

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3G Bikes

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3spine

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3V Sigma S P A

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3X Engineering

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What this shows 3ST holds 6 patents at rank #38,496, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near 3ST

By rank, the assignees closest to #38,496 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in 3ST's primary technology class.

3ST's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

19 5th percentile higher than 5% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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3ST Research LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	33.3%
2019	1	16.7%
2020	2	33.3%
2021	1	16.7%

Which technologies does 3ST Research LLC patent most?

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 5

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 4

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

Top 3 of 3 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#38,495

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

18.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

3ST Research LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

3ST Research LLC's lead technology class is C07D (Heterocyclic Compounds), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C07D
Ranked #38,495 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare 3ST Research LLC against 3DBiopsy, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 18.8/100 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

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.