USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Audible, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 79 granted patents across 14 technology areas, active 2015–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

Compiled by PlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

23.9

Avg claims per patent

-93%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Audible holds 79 US patents across 14 technology areas, rank #4,453 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,453
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.3/100): 23.9
avg claims per patent: -93%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Audible, Inc. has been granted 79 US utility patents between 2015 and 2022, placing Audible, Inc. at rank #4,453 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 14 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 23.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Audible, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Audible sits between AIDA Engineering, Ltd. (79 patents, rank #4,449) and CSEM Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique Sa—recherche ET Développement (79 patents, rank #4,457) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 45.3/100 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 5 grants, compared with 74 in the 2015–2019 window, a -93% 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. Audible, Inc.'s 23.9 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 14 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Audible, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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79

What this shows Audible holds 79 patents at rank #4,453, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Audible

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,453 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Audible's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 23% higher than 77% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Audible, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	23	29.1%
2016	22	27.8%
2017	21	26.6%
2018	6	7.6%
2019	2	2.5%
2021	3	3.8%
2022	2	2.5%

Which technologies does Audible, Inc. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 55

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 22

G09B - EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS 14

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 12

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 10

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 8

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 7

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 4

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 2

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 2

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

G10H - ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE 2

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 2

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 1

Top 14 of 14 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,453

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.3 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 Audible, Inc. hold?

Audible, Inc. holds 79 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2022, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Audible, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Audible, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Audible, Inc. focus on?

Audible, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 55 patents. The company has filed patents in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Audible, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Audible, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -93% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Audible, Inc.'s patents?

Audible, Inc.'s patents average 23.9 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Audible, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Audible's 79 grants land it in the top 23% 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 - Audible ranks #4,453 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

Compiled by PlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.