Where does Blue Coat Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Blue Coat Systems, Inc. ranks #15,865 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 Blue Coat Systems, Inc. hold?

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Blue Coat Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.6 out of 100 (28th 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 Blue Coat Systems, Inc. focus on?

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 14 patents, ranking #1,832 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Blue Coat Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Blue Coat Systems, 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 Blue Coat Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.'s patents average 16.3 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 Blue Coat 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

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Blue ranks #15,865 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 6 technology areas.

#15,865
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.6/100): 16.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15865 · US Corporation #15,865 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #15,865/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Binx Health
CPC-NARROW H04L · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Binx Health Limited (±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 Blue’s 28.6 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 10.2 pts (36%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (30%) Claim depth 9.8 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Blue Coat Systems · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Blue's Innovation Score is 28.6/100 (28th 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 Blue?

Each dot is one of Blue’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). Blue’s own 16.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Blue's grants concentrate

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (12 grants) versus a trough of 6 in 2015. By volume, Blue sits between Binx Health Limited and Broadridge Output Solutions, Inc..

Binx Health

18
Biosplice Therape…

18
Biolitec Pharma M…

18
Black Diamond Equ…

18
Bohning

18
Brainscope

18
Breg

18
Broadridge Output…

18
Blue Coat Systems ◀

18

What this shows Blue holds 18 patents at rank #15,869, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Blue

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,869 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Blue's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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Blue Coat Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	33.3%
2016	12	66.7%

Which technologies does Blue Coat Systems, Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 14

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 9

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #15,865 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Blue Coat Systems, Inc. against Binx Health Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.6/100 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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