Where does COM DEV Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), COM DEV Ltd. ranks #22,401 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 COM DEV Ltd. hold?

COM DEV Ltd. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2023, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is COM DEV Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

COM DEV Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 35.9 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does COM DEV Ltd. focus on?

COM DEV Ltd.'s top technology area is H01P (WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type) with 5 patents, ranking #119 of 507 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is COM DEV Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

COM DEV Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +40% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for COM DEV Ltd.'s patents?

COM DEV Ltd.'s patents average 18.3 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 COM DEV Ltd. 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 Foreign Corporation

COM DEV Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2023. 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: H01P (WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, COM ranks #22,401 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 13 technology areas.

#22,401
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (35.9/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: +40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22401 · Foreign Corporation #22,401 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,401/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH CMT Medical
CPC-FOCUS H01P · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: CMT Medical Technologies Ltd. (±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 COM’s 35.9 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 8.9 pts (25%) Velocity 3.3 pts (9%) Breadth 12.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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COM DEV · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows COM's Innovation Score is 35.9/100 (top 48% 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 COM?

Each dot is one of COM’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). COM’s own 18.3 claims/patent is at or below the 19.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where COM's grants concentrate

COM DEV Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 41.7% of grants classified under H01P (WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, COM sits between CMT Medical Technologies Ltd. and Comptel OYJ.

COM's three-year grant acceleration

COM DEV Ltd. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows COM holds 12 patents at rank #22,363, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near COM

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,363 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01P (Waveguides)

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

COM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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COM DEV Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	3	25.0%
2019	2	16.7%
2021	4	33.3%
2022	2	16.7%
2023	1	8.3%

Which technologies does COM DEV Ltd. patent most?

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 5

H04B - Transmission 4

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

H04Q - Selecting 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

H03H - Impedance Networks, e.g. Resonant CIRCUITS; Resonators 1

H04J - Multiplex Communication 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 1

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

Top 13 of 13 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

COM DEV Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

COM DEV Ltd.'s lead technology class is H01P (WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type), 41.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01P
Ranked #22,401 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare COM DEV Ltd. against CMT Medical Technologies Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.9/100 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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