Where does DataDirect Networks, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), DataDirect Networks, Inc. ranks #6,997 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 DataDirect Networks, Inc. hold?

DataDirect Networks, Inc. holds 47 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is DataDirect Networks, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

DataDirect Networks, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.2 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 DataDirect Networks, Inc. focus on?

DataDirect Networks, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 46 patents, ranking #1,043 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is DataDirect Networks, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

DataDirect Networks, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -93% 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 DataDirect Networks, Inc.'s patents?

DataDirect Networks, Inc.'s patents average 18.6 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 DataDirect Networks, 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

DataDirect Networks, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 47 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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, Datadirect ranks #6,997 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 47 patents across 7 technology areas.

#6,997
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.2/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: -93%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6997 · US Corporation #6,997 · 47 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 47 grants
UPPER-Q #6,997/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH CareView Communicati…
CPC-NARROW G06F · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -93% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: CareView Communications, 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 Datadirect’s 35.2 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 13.4 pts (38%) Velocity 1.3 pts (4%) Breadth 9.4 pts (27%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
DataDirect Networks · this assignee

35
LiquidPower… · near

35
MagLev Aero · near

35
Sotera Wireless · near

35
Vernalis (R&D) · near

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Datadirect's Innovation Score is 35.2/100 (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 Datadirect?

Each dot is one of Datadirect’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). Datadirect’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Datadirect's grants concentrate

DataDirect Networks, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 97.9% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (14 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Datadirect sits between CareView Communications, Inc. and Endologix LLC.

Datadirect's three-year grant acceleration

DataDirect Networks, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Careview Communic…

47
Carling

47
Cleveland Medical…

47
Commscope Telecom…

47
Delta Int'l (Sing…

47
Elbit Systems OF…

47
Embarcadero

47
Endologix

47
Datadirect Networ… ◀

47

What this shows DataDirect holds 47 patents at rank #6,997, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near DataDirect

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,997 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for DataDirect, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), DataDirect ranks #1,043 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (35 here).

Vernalis (R&D) Ltd 35 Sotera Wireless, Inc. 35 LiquidPower Specialty Products Inc. 35 MagLev Aero Inc. 35

Datadirect'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 · 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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DataDirect Networks, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	14	29.8%
2016	6	12.8%
2017	13	27.7%
2018	7	14.9%
2019	3	6.4%
2020	1	2.1%
2021	1	2.1%
2022	1	2.1%
2025partial year	1	2.1%

Which technologies does DataDirect Networks, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 46

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 14

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 3

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 2

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

H04J - Multiplex Communication 1

G11C - Static Stores 1

Top 7 of 7 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

DataDirect Networks, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

DataDirect Networks, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 97.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #6,997 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare DataDirect Networks, Inc. against CareView Communications, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.2/100 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

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