Where does Alion Energy, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Alion Energy, Inc. ranks #18,366 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 Alion Energy, Inc. hold?

Alion Energy, Inc. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Alion Energy, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Alion Energy, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.9 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Alion Energy, Inc. focus on?

Alion Energy, Inc.'s top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 13 patents, ranking #1,009 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Alion Energy, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Alion Energy, 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 Alion Energy, Inc.'s patents?

Alion Energy, Inc.'s patents average 19.2 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 Alion Energy, 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

Alion Energy, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Alion ranks #18,366 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 20 technology areas.

#18,366
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (36.9/100): 19.2
avg claims per patent: -85%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18366 · US Corporation #18,366 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,366/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Air-Cure Incorporated
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 20 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -85% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Air-Cure Incorporated (±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 Alion’s 36.9 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 (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 15.8 pts (43%) Claim depth 11.5 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Alion Energy · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Alion's Innovation Score is 36.9/100 (top 45% 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 Alion?

Each dot is one of Alion’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). Alion’s own 19.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Alion's grants concentrate

Alion Energy, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 86.7% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2020. By volume, Alion sits between Air-Cure Incorporated and American Panel Corporation.

Air-cure Incorpor…

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Airgo IP

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Airia

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Akustica

15
Alma Lasers

15
Alumend

15
American Nano

15
American Panel

15
Alion Energy ◀

15

What this shows Alion holds 15 patents at rank #18,396, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Alion

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,396 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Alion's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Alion Energy, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	4	26.7%
2017	3	20.0%
2018	3	20.0%
2019	3	20.0%
2020	2	13.3%

Which technologies does Alion Energy, Inc. patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 13

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 12

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 11

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 6

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 4

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 3

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 3

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 3

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 2

B21C - Manufacture OF Metal Sheets, Wire, Rods, Tubes, Profiles OR Like Semi-manufactured Products Otherwise Than BY ROLLING; Auxiliary Operations Used IN Connection With Metal-working Without Essentially Removing Material 2

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 2

B61D - Body Details OR Kinds OF Railway Vehicles 2

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 2

E01H - Street CLEANING; Cleaning OF Permanent WAYS; Cleaning BEACHES; Dispersing ; OR PREVENTING; FOG IN General ; Cleaning Street OR Railway Furniture OR Tunnel Walls 1

Top 15 of 20 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

Alion Energy, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Alion Energy, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 86.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #18,366 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Alion Energy, Inc. against Air-Cure Incorporated, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.9/100 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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