Where does Core Scientific Operating Company rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Core Scientific Operating Company ranks #20,961 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 Core Scientific Operating Company hold?

Core Scientific Operating Company holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2022 and 2024, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Core Scientific Operating Company's Innovation Score?

Core Scientific Operating Company has an Innovation Score of 53.6 out of 100 (top 9% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Core Scientific Operating Company focus on?

Core Scientific Operating Company's top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 8 patents, ranking #4,318 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Core Scientific Operating Company's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Core Scientific Operating Company.

What does claim depth mean for Core Scientific Operating Company's patents?

Core Scientific Operating Company's patents average 18.8 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 Core Scientific Operating Company 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

Core Scientific Operating Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2022–2024. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Core ranks #20,961 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 14 technology areas.

#20,961
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.6/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20961 · US Corporation #20,961 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #20,961/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Connected Intelligen…
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2022–2024 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Connected Intelligence Systems 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 Core’s 53.6 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 9.1 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (37%) Breadth 13.2 pts (25%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Core Scientific… · this assignee

54
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Core's Innovation Score is 53.6/100 (top 9% 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 Core?

Each dot is one of Core’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). Core’s own 18.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Core's grants concentrate

Core Scientific Operating Company is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 61.5% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (7 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2022. By volume, Core sits between Connected Intelligence Systems Ltd. and Couchbase, Inc..

Core's three-year grant acceleration

Core Scientific Operating Company shows 13 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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 Core holds 13 patents at rank #20,971, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Core

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,971 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Core's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 9% higher than 91% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2022–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Core Scientific Operating Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	2	15.4%
2023	7	53.8%
2024	4	30.8%

Which technologies does Core Scientific Operating Company patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 8

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 6

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 5

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 4

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

B01D - Separation 1

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 1

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

A63F - Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Core Scientific Operating Company's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Core Scientific Operating Company's lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 61.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #20,961 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Core Scientific Operating Company against Connected Intelligence Systems Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.6/100 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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