Where does CBF Networks, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), CBF Networks, Inc. ranks #9,730 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 CBF Networks, Inc. hold?

CBF Networks, Inc. holds 32 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is CBF Networks, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

CBF Networks, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.1 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does CBF Networks, Inc. focus on?

CBF Networks, Inc.'s top technology area is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks) with 32 patents, ranking #515 of 5,904 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is CBF Networks, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

CBF Networks, 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 CBF Networks, Inc.'s patents?

CBF Networks, Inc.'s patents average 37.1 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 CBF Networks, 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

CBF Networks, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 32 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: H04W (Wireless Communication Networks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, CBF ranks #9,730 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 32 patents across 8 technology areas.

#9,730
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (37.1/100): 37.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9730 · US Corporation #9,730 · 32 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 32 grants
UPPER-Q #9,730/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Bently Nevada
CPC-NARROW H04W · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 37.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Bently Nevada, LLC (±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 CBF’s 37.1 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 12.1 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (27%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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CBF Networks · this assignee

37
Centre Hospitalier… · near

37
Milgard Manufacturing · near

37
Noble International · near

37
Skyworks Filter… · near

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows CBF's Innovation Score is 37.1/100 (top 45% 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 CBF?

Each dot is one of CBF’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). CBF’s own 37.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where CBF's grants concentrate

CBF Networks, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H04W (Wireless Communication Networks). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (12 grants) versus a trough of 10 in 2016. By volume, CBF sits between Bently Nevada, LLC and Circadence Corporation.

Bently Nevada

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Biofire Defense

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Board of Supervis…

32
CEM

32
China Automotive…

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Chongqing Konka P…

32
Circadence

32
CBF Networks ◀

32

What this shows CBF holds 32 patents at rank #9,728, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near CBF

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,728 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for CBF, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), CBF ranks #515 of 5,904 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (37 here).

Noble International, Inc. 37 Centre Hospitalier Regional et Universitaire de Lille (CHRU) 37 Milgard Manufacturing LLC 37 Skyworks Filter Solutions Japan Co., Ltd. 37

CBF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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CBF Networks, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	12	37.5%
2016	10	31.3%
2017	10	31.3%

Which technologies does CBF Networks, Inc. patent most?

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 32

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 22

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 21

H04B - Transmission 20

H03F - Amplifiers 5

H04J - Multiplex Communication 4

H04K - Secret COMMUNICATION; Jamming OF Communication 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 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

CBF Networks, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

CBF Networks, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04W
Ranked #9,730 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare CBF Networks, Inc. against Bently Nevada, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.1/100 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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