Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Charter Communications Operating, LLC has been granted 878 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Charter Communications Operating, LLC at rank #512 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 61 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 22.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS). As a US Corporation, Charter Communications Operating, LLC is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 78.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 834 grants, compared with 44 in the 2015–2019 window — a +1795% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Charter Communications Operating, LLC's 22.3 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 61 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Charter Communications Operating, LLC against peers pursuing similar technology classes.