Where does Ardica Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ardica Technologies, Inc. ranks #28,118 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 Ardica Technologies, Inc. hold?

Ardica Technologies, Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Ardica Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Ardica Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.2 out of 100 (30th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Ardica Technologies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ardica Technologies, Inc.'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 Ardica Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Ardica Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 14.1 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 Ardica Technologies, 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

Ardica Technologies, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Ardica Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Ardica Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c) with 7 patents. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ardica ranks #28,118 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 13 technology areas.

#28,118
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 30th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.2/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28118 · US Corporation #28,118 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,118/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ArcByt
CPC-FOCUS C01B · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ArcByt, Inc. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ardica · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ardica's Innovation Score is 29.2/100 (30th 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.

Where Ardica's grants concentrate

Ardica Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Ardica sits between ArcByt, Inc. and Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona.

Arcbyt

9
Arch Biosurgery

9
Archaius

9
Arcis Biotechnolo…

9
Arecont Vision

9
Argon

9
Arixa Pharmaceuti…

9
Arizona Board of…

9
Ardica ◀

9

What this shows Ardica holds 9 patents at rank #28,150, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ardica

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,150 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C01B (Non-metallic Elements)

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

Ardica's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 30th percentile higher than 30% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Ardica Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	22.2%
2016	2	22.2%
2017	1	11.1%
2019	4	44.4%

Which technologies does Ardica Technologies, Inc. patent most?

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 7

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 7

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 6

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 4

C25B - Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Processes FOR THE Production OF Compounds OR NON-METALS; Apparatus Therefor 2

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 1

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 1

F17D - Pipe-line SYSTEMS; Pipe-lines 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

C01D - Compounds OF Alkali Metals, i.e. Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Caesium, OR Francium 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

Top 13 of 13 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#28,118

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

29.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Ardica Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ardica Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C01B
Ranked #28,118 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ardica Technologies, Inc. against ArcByt, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.2/100 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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