Overall rank by patents
#22,128
of 50,000 tracked assignees
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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Adtran ranks #22,128 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 12 technology areas.
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
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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Adtran Networks SE · this assignee
50 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
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.
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.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
ABU DHABI POLYMERS CO. LTD. (BOROUGE) L.L.C.
12 patents
ABU DHABI POLYMERS COMPANY LIMITED (BOROUGE)
12 patents
ACCUSONUS, INC.
12 patents
ADIENNE PHARMA &BIOTECH SA
12 patents
ADURO BIOTECH HOLDINGS, EUROPE B.V.
12 patents
ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL MULTITECH CO., LTD.
12 patents
AF CHEMICALS, LLC
12 patents
AFFIMED GMBH
12 patents
ADTRAN NETWORKS SE
12 patents
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.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,120 in granted patent volume.
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 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2023–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2024 | 7 | 58.3% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 25.0% |
Top 12 of 12 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,128
of 50,000 tracked assignees
50.2 out of 100
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