USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Charter Communications Operating, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 878 granted patents across 61 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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878

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

22.3

Avg claims per patent

+1795%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Charter holds 878 US patents across 61 technology areas, rank #512 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#512
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (78.6/100): 22.3
avg claims per patent: +1795%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

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. By volume, Charter sits between Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc (886 patents, rank #508) and Georgia Tech Research Corporation (870 patents, rank #516) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. 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.

Weatherford Techn…

886
Toyota Boshoku

885
Furukawa Electric

883
E I DU PONT DE Ne…

882
Charter Communica… ◀

878
Harry Winston

876
IMEC VZW

876
Amgen

875
Georgia Tech Rese…

870

What this shows Charter holds 878 patents at rank #512, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Charter

By rank, the assignees closest to #512 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Charter's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

79 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Charter Communications Operating, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	0.1%
2016	3	0.3%
2017	11	1.3%
2018	7	0.8%
2019	22	2.5%
2020	64	7.3%
2021	126	14.4%
2022	159	18.1%
2023	201	22.9%
2024	175	19.9%
2025	109	12.4%

Which technologies does Charter Communications Operating, Llc patent most?

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 524

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 431

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 120

H04B - TRANSMISSION 96

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 79

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 32

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 31

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 26

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 22

H04J - MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION 20

H04Q - SELECTING 19

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 17

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 12

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 8

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 7

Top 15 of 61 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#512

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

78.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Charter Communications Operating, Llc hold?

Charter Communications Operating, Llc holds 878 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 61 technology areas.

What is Charter Communications Operating, Llc's Innovation Score?

Charter Communications Operating, Llc has an Innovation Score of 78.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Charter Communications Operating, Llc focus on?

Charter Communications Operating, Llc's top technology area is H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS) with 524 patents. The company has filed patents in 61 CPC subclasses total.

Is Charter Communications Operating, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Charter Communications Operating, Llc's recent filing velocity is +1795% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Charter Communications Operating, Llc's patents?

Charter Communications Operating, Llc's patents average 22.3 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Charter Communications Operating, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Charter's 878 grants land it in the top 0.1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Charter ranks #512 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04W - see who else leads that technology area. H04W leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.