Where does ADC Telecommunications, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ADC Telecommunications, Inc. ranks #3,522 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 ADC Telecommunications, Inc. hold?

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. holds 104 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 29 technology areas.

What is ADC Telecommunications, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 47.7 out of 100 (top 18% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ADC Telecommunications, Inc. focus on?

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 71 patents, ranking #218 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 29 CPC subclasses total.

Is ADC Telecommunications, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 ADC Telecommunications, Inc.'s patents?

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.'s patents average 21.0 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 ADC Telecommunications, 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

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 104 granted patents across 29 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, ADC ranks #3,522 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 104 patents across 29 technology areas.

#3,522
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.7/100): 21.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3522 · US Corporation #3,522 · 104 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 104 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,522/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Apparatus
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 29 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Apparatus LLC (±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 ADC’s 47.7 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 16.1 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 19.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 12.6 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Scientific Drilling… · near

48
ADC Telecommunications · this assignee

48
Cooler Master… · near

48
Tokin · near

48
Anokiwave · near

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ADC's Innovation Score is 47.7/100 (top 18% 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 ADC?

Each dot is one of ADC’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). ADC’s own 21.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where ADC's grants concentrate

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 29 CPC subclasses with 68.3% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (103 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, ADC sits between Valencell, Inc. and BenQ Corporation.

Valencell

105
Versitech

105
Xiamen Leedarson…

105
Zhejiang Orient G…

105
Apparatus

104
Aptar Radolfzell

104
Axcelis

104
Benq

104
ADC Telecommunica… ◀

104

What this shows ADC holds 104 patents at rank #3,522, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ADC

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,522 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for ADC, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G02B (Optical Elements), ADC ranks #218 of 4,891 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (48 here).

Tokin Corporation 48 Cooler Master Development Corporation 48 Scientific Drilling International, Inc. 48 Anokiwave, Inc. 48

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (21.0 here).

Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp. 21.0 avg Schul International Co., LLC 21.0 avg Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC 21.0 avg AGC Glass Europe 21.0 avg

ADC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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ADC Telecommunications, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	103	99.0%
2016	1	1.0%

Which technologies does ADC Telecommunications, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 71

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 30

H04Q - Selecting 17

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 15

H04B - Transmission 13

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 12

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 9

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 9

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 8

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 6

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 3

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 3

H04J - Multiplex Communication 3

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 3

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 2

Top 15 of 29 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

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 68.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #3,522 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ADC Telecommunications, Inc. against Valencell, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.7/100 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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