Where does 8 BIT Development Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), 8 BIT Development Inc. ranks #23,748 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 8 BIT Development Inc. hold?

8 BIT Development Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2024, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is 8 BIT Development Inc.'s Innovation Score?

8 BIT Development Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.4 out of 100 (48th 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 8 BIT Development Inc. focus on?

8 BIT Development Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 11 patents, ranking #2,214 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is 8 BIT Development Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for 8 BIT Development Inc..

What does claim depth mean for 8 BIT Development Inc.'s patents?

8 BIT Development Inc.'s patents average 15.3 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 8 BIT Development 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

8 BIT Development Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2024. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, 8 ranks #23,748 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 6 technology areas.

#23,748
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 48th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.4/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23748 · US Corporation #23,748 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #23,748/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 4iiii Innovations
CPC-NARROW H04L · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2024 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 4iiii Innovations 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 8’s 34.4 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 8.6 pts (25%) Velocity 8.0 pts (23%) Breadth 8.7 pts (25%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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8 BIT Development · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows 8's Innovation Score is 34.4/100 (48th 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 8?

Each dot is one of 8’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). 8’s own 15.3 claims/patent is at or below the 15.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where 8's grants concentrate

8 BIT Development Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, 8 sits between 4iiii Innovations Inc. and A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc..

8's three-year grant acceleration

8 BIT Development Inc. shows 6 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.

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What this shows 8 holds 11 patents at rank #23,748, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near 8

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,748 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in 8's primary technology class.

8's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 48th percentile higher than 48% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2024

Grants by year

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

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8 BIT Development Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	3	27.3%
2021	2	18.2%
2022	3	27.3%
2023	2	18.2%
2024	1	9.1%

Which technologies does 8 BIT Development Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 11

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 8

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 7

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 6

A63F - Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

Top 6 of 6 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

8 BIT Development Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

8 BIT Development Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #23,748 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare 8 BIT Development Inc. against 4iiii Innovations Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.4/100 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.