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Altera Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,196 granted patents across 57 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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1,196
Total patents granted
57
CPC technology areas
19.6
Avg claims per patent
-85%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Altera holds 1,196 US patents across 57 technology areas, rank #362 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#362
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.5/100)
19.6
avg claims per patent
-85%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Altera Corporation has been granted 1,196 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Altera Corporation at rank #362 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 57 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Altera Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Altera sits between Volvo CAR Corporation (1,206 patents, rank #358) and HRL Laboratories, Llc (1,188 patents, rank #366) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.5/100 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 154 grants, compared with 1,042 in the 2015–2019 window, a -85% 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. Altera Corporation's 19.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 57 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Altera Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Altera's volume?

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

patents

What this shows Altera holds 1,196 patents at rank #362, 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 Altera

By rank, the assignees closest to #362 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Altera's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Altera Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 275 23.0%
2016 258 21.6%
2017 240 20.1%
2018 141 11.8%
2019 128 10.7%
2020 45 3.8%
2021 23 1.9%
2022 13 1.1%
2023 8 0.7%
2024 17 1.4%
2025 48 4.0%

Which technologies does Altera Corporation patent most?

Top 15 of 57 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#362

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.5 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 Altera Corporation hold?
Altera Corporation holds 1,196 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 57 technology areas.
What is Altera Corporation's Innovation Score?
Altera Corporation has an Innovation Score of 62.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Altera Corporation focus on?
Altera Corporation's top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 694 patents. The company has filed patents in 57 CPC subclasses total.
Is Altera Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Altera Corporation's recent filing velocity is -85% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for Altera Corporation's patents?
Altera Corporation's patents average 19.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Altera Corporation 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

Altera's 1,196 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Altera ranks #362 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.