Where does Adtran Networks SE rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Adtran Networks SE ranks #22,128 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 Adtran Networks SE hold?

Adtran Networks SE holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2023 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Adtran Networks SE's Innovation Score?

Adtran Networks SE has an Innovation Score of 50.2 out of 100 (top 13% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Adtran Networks SE focus on?

Adtran Networks SE's top technology area is H04J (Multiplex Communication) with 5 patents, ranking #211 of 746 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Adtran Networks SE's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Adtran Networks SE.

What does claim depth mean for Adtran Networks SE's patents?

Adtran Networks SE's patents average 15.2 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 Adtran Networks SE 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 Foreign Corporation

Adtran Networks SE

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2023–2025. 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: H04J (Multiplex Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Adtran ranks #22,128 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 12 technology areas.

#22,128
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.2/100): 15.2
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22128 · Foreign Corporation #22,128 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,128/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ABU Dhabi Polymers…
CPC-FOCUS H04J · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 50.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2023–2025 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ABU Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. (BOROUGE) L.L.C. (±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 Adtran’s 50.2 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 8.9 pts (18%) Velocity 20.0 pts (40%) Breadth 12.2 pts (24%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Adtran Networks SE · this assignee

50
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Adtran's Innovation Score is 50.2/100 (top 13% 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 Adtran?

Each dot is one of Adtran’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). Adtran’s own 15.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Adtran's grants concentrate

Adtran Networks SE is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 41.7% of grants classified under H04J (Multiplex Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (7 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2023. By volume, Adtran sits between ABU Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. (BOROUGE) L.L.C. and Affimed GMBH.

Adtran's three-year grant acceleration

Adtran Networks SE shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

ABU Dhabi Polymer…

12
ABU Dhabi Polymer…

12
Accusonus

12
Adienne Pharma &b…

12
Aduro Biotech Hol…

12
Advanced Internat…

12
AF Chemicals

12
Affimed

12
Adtran Networks SE ◀

12

What this shows Adtran holds 12 patents at rank #22,120, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Adtran

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,120 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04J (Multiplex Communication)

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

Adtran's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 13% higher than 87% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2023–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2023–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Adtran Networks SE patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2023	2	16.7%
2024	7	58.3%
2025partial year	3	25.0%

Which technologies does Adtran Networks SE patent most?

H04J - Multiplex Communication 5

H04B - Transmission 5

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 2

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 2

H04Q - Selecting 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Adtran Networks SE's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Adtran Networks SE's lead technology class is H04J (Multiplex Communication), 41.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04J
Ranked #22,128 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Adtran Networks SE against ABU Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. (BOROUGE) L.L.C., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 50.2/100 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.