Where does Affirmed Networks, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Affirmed Networks, Inc. ranks #18,352 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 Affirmed Networks, Inc. hold?

Affirmed Networks, Inc. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Affirmed Networks, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Affirmed Networks, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.0 out of 100 (26th 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 Affirmed Networks, Inc. focus on?

Affirmed Networks, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 10 patents, ranking #2,376 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Affirmed Networks, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Affirmed Networks, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -85% 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 Affirmed Networks, Inc.'s patents?

Affirmed Networks, Inc.'s patents average 17.5 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 Affirmed Networks, 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

Affirmed Networks, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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, Affirmed ranks #18,352 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 5 technology areas.

#18,352
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 26th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.0/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: -85%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18352 · US Corporation #18,352 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,352/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Addex
CPC-NARROW H04L · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -85% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Addex, 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 Affirmed’s 28.0 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 9.6 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (28%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Affirmed Networks · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Affirmed's Innovation Score is 28.0/100 (26th 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 Affirmed?

Each dot is one of Affirmed’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). Affirmed’s own 17.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Affirmed's grants concentrate

Affirmed Networks, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Affirmed sits between AdValue Photonics, Inc. and Air-Cure Incorporated.

Advalue Photonics

15
Addex

15
Aerofoil Energy

15
Affectomatics

15
Agnetix

15
Aimcast IP

15
Air Up Group

15
Air-cure Incorpor…

15
Affirmed Networks ◀

15

What this shows Affirmed holds 15 patents at rank #18,388, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Affirmed

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,388 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Affirmed's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 26th percentile higher than 26% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Affirmed Networks, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	13.3%
2016	1	6.7%
2017	2	13.3%
2018	6	40.0%
2019	2	13.3%
2020	2	13.3%

Which technologies does Affirmed Networks, Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 10

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 10

H04M - Telephonic Communication 4

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

Top 5 of 5 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

Affirmed Networks, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Affirmed Networks, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #18,352 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Affirmed Networks, Inc. against AdValue Photonics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.0/100 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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