Where does Cree Fayetteville, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cree Fayetteville, Inc. ranks #11,979 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 Cree Fayetteville, Inc. hold?

Cree Fayetteville, Inc. holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Cree Fayetteville, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Cree Fayetteville, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.3 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Cree Fayetteville, Inc. focus on?

Cree Fayetteville, Inc.'s top technology area is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10) with 15 patents, ranking #733 of 3,373 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Cree Fayetteville, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Cree Fayetteville, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Cree Fayetteville, Inc.'s patents?

Cree Fayetteville, Inc.'s patents average 18.0 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 Cree Fayetteville, 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

Cree Fayetteville, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cree ranks #11,979 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 14 technology areas.

#11,979
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.3/100): 18.0
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11979 · US Corporation #11,979 · 25 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 25 grants
UPPER-Q #11,979/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Clean Diesel
CPC-FOCUS H01L · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Clean Diesel Technologies, 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 Cree’s 35.3 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 11.3 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.8 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Blackbird · near

35
Catalyst Lifestyle · near

35
Cree Fayetteville · this assignee

35
Rockwell · near

35
WINBO-Dongjian… · near

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cree's Innovation Score is 35.3/100 (top 50% 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 Cree?

Each dot is one of Cree’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). Cree’s own 18.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Cree's grants concentrate

Cree Fayetteville, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, Cree sits between Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. and DEB IP Limited.

Clean Diesel

25
Cleveland State U…

25
Consort Medical

25
Continental Advan…

25
Croda

25
Cytosorbents

25
Dana TM4

25
DEB IP

25
Cree Fayetteville ◀

25

What this shows Cree holds 25 patents at rank #11,980, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cree

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,980 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Cree, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), Cree ranks #733 of 3,373 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (35 here).

WINBO-Dongjian Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. 35 Catalyst Lifestyle Limited 35 Blackbird PLC 35 Rockwell LLC 35

Cree's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 50% higher than 50% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Cree Fayetteville, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	5	20.0%
2017	5	20.0%
2018	3	12.0%
2019	2	8.0%
2020	4	16.0%
2021	6	24.0%

Which technologies does Cree Fayetteville, Inc. patent most?

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 15

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 13

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 8

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 2

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 1

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 1

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 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

Cree Fayetteville, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Cree Fayetteville, Inc.'s lead technology class is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01L
Ranked #11,979 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cree Fayetteville, Inc. against Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.3/100 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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