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Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 493 granted patents across 82 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H03M (CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL).

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493
Total patents granted
82
CPC technology areas
22.2
Avg claims per patent
-79%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Analog holds 493 US patents across 82 technology areas, rank #909 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#909
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.9/100)
22.2
avg claims per patent
-79%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company has been granted 493 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company at rank #909 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 82 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 22.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in H03M (CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL). As a Foreign Corporation, Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Analog sits between Symbol Technologies, Llc (496 patents, rank #905) and Tyco Electronics (shanghai) Co., Ltd. (489 patents, rank #913) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.9/100 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 85 grants, compared with 408 in the 2015–2019 window, a -79% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company's 22.2 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 82 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Analog's volume?

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

patents

What this shows Analog holds 493 patents at rank #909, 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 Analog

By rank, the assignees closest to #909 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H03M (Coding)

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

Analog's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 54 11.0%
2016 77 15.6%
2017 84 17.0%
2018 75 15.2%
2019 118 23.9%
2020 69 14.0%
2021 13 2.6%
2022 2 0.4%
2024 1 0.2%

Which technologies does Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company patent most?

Top 15 of 82 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#909

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.9 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 Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company hold?
Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company holds 493 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 82 technology areas.
What is Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company's Innovation Score?
Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company has an Innovation Score of 59.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company focus on?
Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company's top technology area is H03M (CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL) with 121 patents. The company has filed patents in 82 CPC subclasses total.
Is Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company's recent filing velocity is -79% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company's patents?
Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company's patents average 22.2 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company 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

Analog's 493 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 - Analog ranks #909 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in H03M - see who else leads that technology area. H03M 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.