USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Comcast Cable Communications, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 2,828 granted patents across 61 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

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

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2,828

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

27.0

Avg claims per patent

+179%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Comcast holds 2,828 US patents across 61 technology areas, rank #132 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#132
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (78.7/100): 27.0
avg claims per patent: +179%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Comcast Cable Communications, Llc has been granted 2,828 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Comcast Cable Communications, Llc at rank #132 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 61 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 27.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a US Corporation, Comcast Cable Communications, Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Comcast sits between Toshiba Memory Corporation (2,972 patents, rank #128) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.a. (2,773 patents, rank #136) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 78.7/100 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 2,081 grants, compared with 747 in the 2015–2019 window, a +179% 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. Comcast Cable Communications, Llc's 27.0 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 Comcast Cable Communications, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Toshiba Memory

2,972
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2,914
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2,902
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2,840
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2,828
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2,791
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2,783
Salesforce com

2,773
Wells Fargo Bank…

2,773

What this shows Comcast holds 2,828 patents at rank #132, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Comcast

By rank, the assignees closest to #132 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Comcast'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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Comcast Cable Communications, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	98	3.5%
2016	130	4.6%
2017	169	6.0%
2018	156	5.5%
2019	194	6.9%
2020	261	9.2%
2021	271	9.6%
2022	350	12.4%
2023	430	15.2%
2024	439	15.5%
2025	330	11.7%

Which technologies does Comcast Cable Communications, Llc patent most?

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 1,470

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 964

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 962

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 468

H04B - TRANSMISSION 274

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 148

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 129

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 121

H04J - MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION 102

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 99

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 98

H04H - BROADCAST COMMUNICATION 83

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 56

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 52

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 51

Top 15 of 61 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#132

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

78.7 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 Comcast Cable Communications, Llc hold?

Comcast Cable Communications, Llc holds 2,828 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 61 technology areas.

What is Comcast Cable Communications, Llc's Innovation Score?

Comcast Cable Communications, Llc has an Innovation Score of 78.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Comcast Cable Communications, Llc focus on?

Comcast Cable Communications, Llc's top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 1,470 patents. The company has filed patents in 61 CPC subclasses total.

Is Comcast Cable Communications, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Comcast Cable Communications, Llc's recent filing velocity is +179% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Comcast Cable Communications, Llc's patents?

Comcast Cable Communications, Llc's patents average 27.0 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Comcast Cable Communications, 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

Comcast's 2,828 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 - Comcast ranks #132 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L 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.