USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

AFL Telecommunications Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 224 granted patents across 54 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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224

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.9

Avg claims per patent

-9%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

AFL holds 224 US patents across 54 technology areas, rank #1,812 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,812
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.7/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: -9%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

AFL Telecommunications Llc has been granted 224 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing AFL Telecommunications Llc at rank #1,812 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 54 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS). As a US Corporation, AFL Telecommunications Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, AFL sits between Koki Holdings Co., Ltd. (225 patents, rank #1,808) and Leica Geosystems Ag (224 patents, rank #1,816) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.7/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 107 grants, compared with 117 in the 2015–2019 window, a -9% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. AFL Telecommunications Llc's 16.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 54 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark AFL Telecommunications Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows AFL holds 224 patents at rank #1,812, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AFL

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,812 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

AFL's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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AFL Telecommunications Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	15	6.7%
2016	27	12.1%
2017	25	11.2%
2018	19	8.5%
2019	31	13.8%
2020	29	12.9%
2021	15	6.7%
2022	20	8.9%
2023	19	8.5%
2024	15	6.7%
2025	9	4.0%

Which technologies does AFL Telecommunications Llc patent most?

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 166

H02G - INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES 35

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 17

H04B - TRANSMISSION 16

H04Q - SELECTING 14

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 13

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES 10

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 10

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 9

B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 8

H02B - BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER 5

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 5

B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM 4

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 4

E21B - EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS 4

Top 15 of 54 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,812

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does AFL Telecommunications Llc hold?

AFL Telecommunications Llc holds 224 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 54 technology areas.

What is AFL Telecommunications Llc's Innovation Score?

AFL Telecommunications Llc has an Innovation Score of 58.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does AFL Telecommunications Llc focus on?

AFL Telecommunications Llc's top technology area is G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS) with 166 patents. The company has filed patents in 54 CPC subclasses total.

Is AFL Telecommunications Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

AFL Telecommunications Llc's recent filing velocity is -9% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for AFL Telecommunications Llc's patents?

AFL Telecommunications Llc's patents average 16.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the AFL Telecommunications Llc 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.

How to use this portfolio

AFL's 224 grants land it in the top 4% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - AFL ranks #1,812 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G02B - see who else leads that technology area. G02B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.