Where does Coban Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Coban Technologies, Inc. ranks #31,244 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 Coban Technologies, Inc. hold?

Coban Technologies, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Coban Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Coban Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.6 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Coban Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Coban Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 7 patents, ranking #1,686 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Coban Technologies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Coban Technologies, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -86% 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 Coban Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Coban Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 23.6 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 Coban Technologies, 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

Coban Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Coban ranks #31,244 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 20 technology areas.

#31,244
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.6/100): 23.6
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31244 · US Corporation #31,244 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,244/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH CMA Macchine per…
CPC-FOCUS H04N · 20 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: CMA Macchine per Caffé S.r.l. (±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 Coban’s 37.6 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 7.6 pts (20%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 15.8 pts (42%) Claim depth 14.2 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Coban · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Coban's Innovation Score is 37.6/100 (top 43% 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 Coban?

Each dot is one of Coban’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). Coban’s own 23.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Coban's grants concentrate

Coban Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 87.5% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Coban sits between CMA Macchine per Caffé S.r.l. and Colibri Heart Valve LLC.

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What this shows Coban holds 8 patents at rank #31,184, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Coban

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,184 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Coban's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Coban Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	25.0%
2016	1	12.5%
2018	3	37.5%
2019	1	12.5%
2020	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Coban Technologies, Inc. patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 7

G11B - Information Storage Based ON Relative Movement Between Record Carrier AND Transducer 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 5

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 4

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 4

H04S - Stereophonic Systems 2

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 1

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 1

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 1

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 1

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 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

Top 15 of 20 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

Coban Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Coban Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 87.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #31,244 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Coban Technologies, Inc. against CMA Macchine per Caffé S.r.l., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.6/100 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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