Where does Black Diamond Video, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Black Diamond Video, Inc. ranks #45,236 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 Black Diamond Video, Inc. hold?

Black Diamond Video, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2020, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Black Diamond Video, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Black Diamond Video, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.7 out of 100 (25th 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 Black Diamond Video, Inc. focus on?

Black Diamond Video, Inc.'s top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 3 patents, ranking #2,924 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Black Diamond Video, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Black Diamond Video, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -75% 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 Black Diamond Video, Inc.'s patents?

Black Diamond Video, Inc.'s patents average 19.2 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 Black Diamond Video, 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

Black Diamond Video, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2020. 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Black ranks #45,236 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 8 technology areas.

#45,236
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 25th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.7/100): 19.2
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R45236 · US Corporation #45,236 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #45,236/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH BK
CPC-NARROW H04N · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: BK 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 Black’s 27.7 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 6.2 pts (22%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (36%) Claim depth 11.5 pts (42%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Black Diamond Video · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Black's Innovation Score is 27.7/100 (25th 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 Black?

Each dot is one of Black’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). Black’s own 19.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Black's grants concentrate

Black Diamond Video, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Black sits between BK Ltd. and BLC Paws LLC.

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What this shows Black holds 5 patents at rank #45,149, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Black

By rank, the assignees closest to #45,149 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Black's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 25th percentile higher than 25% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Black Diamond Video, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	40.0%
2018	2	40.0%
2020	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Black Diamond Video, Inc. patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

H04B - Transmission 1

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Black Diamond Video, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Black Diamond Video, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #45,236 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Black Diamond Video, Inc. against BK Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.7/100 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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