Where does Aspect Software, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Aspect Software, Inc. ranks #23,911 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 Aspect Software, Inc. hold?

Aspect Software, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Aspect Software, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Aspect Software, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.3 out of 100 (34th 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 Aspect Software, Inc. focus on?

Aspect Software, Inc.'s top technology area is H04M (Telephonic Communication) with 8 patents, ranking #537 of 2,488 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Aspect Software, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Aspect Software, 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 Aspect Software, Inc.'s patents?

Aspect Software, Inc.'s patents average 23.1 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 Aspect Software, 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

Aspect Software, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: H04M (Telephonic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Aspect ranks #23,911 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 5 technology areas.

#23,911
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.3/100): 23.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23911 · US Corporation #23,911 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #23,911/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ascentia Imaging
CPC-NARROW H04M · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ascentia Imaging, 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.

How Aspect’s 30.3 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 8.6 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (26%) Claim depth 13.9 pts (46%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Aspect Software · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Aspect's Innovation Score is 30.3/100 (34th 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 Aspect?

Each dot is one of Aspect’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). Aspect’s own 23.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Aspect's grants concentrate

Aspect Software, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 72.7% of grants classified under H04M (Telephonic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Aspect sits between Ascentia Imaging, Inc. and Atake Digital Technology (SHENZHEN) Co., Ltd..

Ascentia Imaging

11
Asia Satellite Te…

11
ASO

11
Aspargo Laborator…

11
Assos OF Switzerl…

11
AST Design

11
Aster

11
Atake Digital Tec…

11
Aspect Software ◀

11

What this shows Aspect holds 11 patents at rank #23,837, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Aspect

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,837 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04M (Telephonic Communication)

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

Aspect's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Aspect Software, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	54.5%
2016	4	36.4%
2018	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Aspect Software, Inc. patent most?

H04M - Telephonic Communication 8

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 5

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 2

Top 5 of 5 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Aspect Software, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Aspect Software, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04M (Telephonic Communication), 72.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04M
Ranked #23,911 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Aspect Software, Inc. against Ascentia Imaging, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.3/100 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.