Where does Cedar Ridge Research LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cedar Ridge Research LLC ranks #28,359 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 Cedar Ridge Research LLC hold?

Cedar Ridge Research LLC holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Cedar Ridge Research LLC's Innovation Score?

Cedar Ridge Research LLC has an Innovation Score of 31.1 out of 100 (37th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Cedar Ridge Research LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Cedar Ridge Research LLC'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 Cedar Ridge Research LLC's patents?

Cedar Ridge Research LLC's patents average 19.1 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 Cedar Ridge Research LLC 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

Cedar Ridge Research LLC

Q: What technology areas does Cedar Ridge Research LLC focus on?

Cedar Ridge Research LLC's top technology area is C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c) with 5 patents, ranking #476 of 1,689 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 11 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: C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cedar ranks #28,359 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 11 technology areas.

#28,359
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 37th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.1/100): 19.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28359 · US Corporation #28,359 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,359/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Caso Holding
CPC-FOCUS C01B · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Caso Holding GmbH (±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 Cedar’s 31.1 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 8.0 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (38%) Claim depth 11.5 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cedar Ridge Research · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cedar's Innovation Score is 31.1/100 (37th 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 Cedar?

Each dot is one of Cedar’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). Cedar’s own 19.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Cedar's grants concentrate

Cedar Ridge Research LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 55.6% of grants classified under C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Cedar sits between Caso Holding GmbH and Cell Medica, Inc..

Caso Holding

9
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9
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9
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9

What this shows Cedar holds 9 patents at rank #28,437, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cedar

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,437 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C01B (Non-metallic Elements)

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

Cedar's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 37th percentile higher than 37% 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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Cedar Ridge Research LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	44.4%
2016	3	33.3%
2017	2	22.2%

Which technologies does Cedar Ridge Research LLC patent most?

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 5

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 4

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 4

H04M - Telephonic Communication 4

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 3

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

F01B - Machines OR Engines, IN General OR OF Positive-displacement Type, e.g. Steam Engines 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 2

Top 11 of 11 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

Cedar Ridge Research LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Cedar Ridge Research LLC's lead technology class is C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c), 55.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C01B
Ranked #28,359 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cedar Ridge Research LLC against Caso Holding GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.1/100 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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