Where does Andrew LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Andrew LLC ranks #19,445 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 Andrew LLC hold?

Andrew LLC holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2015, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Andrew LLC's Innovation Score?

Andrew LLC has an Innovation Score of 34.4 out of 100 (47th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Andrew LLC focus on?

Andrew LLC's top technology area is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks) with 7 patents, ranking #1,749 of 5,904 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Andrew LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Andrew LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Andrew LLC's patents?

Andrew LLC's patents average 22.1 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 Andrew 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Andrew LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2015. 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: H04W (Wireless Communication Networks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Andrew ranks #19,445 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 11 technology areas.

#19,445
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 47th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.4/100): 22.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19445 · US Corporation #19,445 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,445/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH American Teleconfere…
CPC-FOCUS H04W · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. (±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 Andrew’s 34.4 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 9.4 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 13.3 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Andrew · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Andrew's Innovation Score is 34.4/100 (47th percentile 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 Andrew?

Each dot is one of Andrew’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). Andrew’s own 22.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Andrew's grants concentrate

Andrew LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under H04W (Wireless Communication Networks). By volume, Andrew sits between American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. and Appy Risk Technologies Limited.

American Teleconf…

14
Amesite

14
Amylin Pharmaceut…

14
Anpac Bio-medical…

14
Aneuclose

14
Anji Henglin Tech…

14
Aon Global Operat…

14
Appy Risk

14
Andrew ◀

14

What this shows Andrew holds 14 patents at rank #19,469, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Andrew

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,469 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Andrew's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 47th percentile higher than 47% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 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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Andrew LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	100.0%

Which technologies does Andrew LLC patent most?

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 7

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 5

H04B - Transmission 5

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 2

H03F - Amplifiers 1

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

H04J - Multiplex Communication 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Andrew LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Andrew LLC's lead technology class is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04W
Ranked #19,445 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Andrew LLC against American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.4/100 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

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.