Where does Communications Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Communications Systems, Inc. ranks #39,569 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 Communications Systems, Inc. hold?

Communications Systems, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Communications Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Communications Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.6 out of 100 (31st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Communications Systems, Inc. focus on?

Communications Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 3 patents, ranking #2,349 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Communications Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Communications Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Communications Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Communications Systems, Inc.'s patents average 28.5 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 Communications Systems, 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

Communications Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Communications ranks #39,569 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#39,569
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.6/100): 28.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39569 · US Corporation #39,569 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,569/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ComboCap
CPC-NARROW G02B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 28.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ComboCap, Inc. (±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 Communications’s 29.6 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 6.7 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (27%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (51%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Communications Systems · this assignee

30
Exeltis USA · near

30
Quantifoil Instruments · near

30
TYK · near

30
WeSpeke · near

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Communications's Innovation Score is 29.6/100 (31st percentile 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 Communications?

Each dot is one of Communications’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). Communications’s own 28.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Communications's grants concentrate

Communications Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Communications sits between ComboCap, Inc. and Composite Technology & Applications Limited.

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What this shows Communications holds 6 patents at rank #39,633, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Communications

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,633 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Communications, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G02B (Optical Elements), Communications ranks #2,349 of 4,891 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (30 here).

Exeltis USA, Inc. 30 Quantifoil Instruments GmbH 30 WeSpeke, Inc. 30 TYK Corporation 30

Communications's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Communications Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	50.0%
2016	1	16.7%
2018	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Communications Systems, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 2

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

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

H04B - Transmission 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Communications Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Communications Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #39,569 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Communications Systems, Inc. against ComboCap, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.6/100 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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