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Agency FOR Defense Development

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 230 granted patents across 124 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01S (RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRA).

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230
Total patents granted
124
CPC technology areas
10.7
Avg claims per patent
+53%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Agency holds 230 US patents across 124 technology areas, rank #1,765 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,765
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.2/100)
10.7
avg claims per patent
+53%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Agency FOR Defense Development has been granted 230 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Agency FOR Defense Development at rank #1,765 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 124 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01S (RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRA). As a Foreign Corporation, Agency FOR Defense Development is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Agency sits between Koninklijke KPN N.v. (231 patents, rank #1,761) and Kemira OYJ (230 patents, rank #1,769) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.2/100 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 139 grants, compared with 91 in the 2015–2019 window, a +53% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign 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. Agency FOR Defense Development's 10.7 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Agency FOR Defense Development against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Agency's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Agency holds 230 patents at rank #1,765, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Agency

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,765 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01S (Radio Direction-finding)

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

Agency's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Agency FOR Defense Development patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 26 11.3%
2016 16 7.0%
2017 17 7.4%
2018 15 6.5%
2019 17 7.4%
2020 18 7.8%
2021 14 6.1%
2022 22 9.6%
2023 30 13.0%
2024 29 12.6%
2025 26 11.3%

Which technologies does Agency FOR Defense Development patent most?

Top 15 of 124 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Diversified
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,765

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.2 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 Agency FOR Defense Development hold?
Agency FOR Defense Development holds 230 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 124 technology areas.
What is Agency FOR Defense Development's Innovation Score?
Agency FOR Defense Development has an Innovation Score of 61.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Agency FOR Defense Development focus on?
Agency FOR Defense Development's top technology area is G01S (RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES) with 38 patents. The company has filed patents in 124 CPC subclasses total.
Is Agency FOR Defense Development's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Agency FOR Defense Development's recent filing velocity is +53% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for Agency FOR Defense Development's patents?
Agency FOR Defense Development's patents average 10.7 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the Agency FOR Defense Development 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

Agency's 230 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - Agency ranks #1,765 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01S - see who else leads that technology area. G01S 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

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.