Where does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. ranks #20,801 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 BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. hold?

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2024 and 2025, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.'s Innovation Score?

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.3 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. focus on?

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 4 patents, ranking #1,997 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc..

What does claim depth mean for BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.'s patents?

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.'s patents average 18.3 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 BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems 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

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 21 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2024–2025. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, BAE ranks #20,801 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 21 technology areas.

#20,801
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.3/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20801 · US Corporation #20,801 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #20,801/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH B & D Dental
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 21 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2024–2025 · 2y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: B & D Dental Corporation (±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 BAE’s 56.3 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 9.1 pts (16%) Velocity 20.0 pts (36%) Breadth 16.2 pts (29%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows BAE's Innovation Score is 56.3/100 (top 6% 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 BAE?

Each dot is one of BAE’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). BAE’s own 18.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where BAE's grants concentrate

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 21 CPC subclasses with 30.8% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). By volume, BAE sits between B & D Dental Corporation and Beckett GAS, Inc..

BAE's three-year grant acceleration

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows BAE holds 13 patents at rank #20,800, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BAE

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,800 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

BAE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2024–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2024–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2024	7	53.8%
2025partial year	6	46.2%

Which technologies does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 4

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 3

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 3

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

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 1

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 1

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

G01W - Meteorology 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 1

Top 15 of 21 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

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 30.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #20,801 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. against B & D Dental Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.3/100 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

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