DC Comics
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 0 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength.
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, DC ranks #16,724 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 0 technology areas.
- #16,724
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 3rd percentile
- by Innovation Score (15.6/100)
- 1.0
- avg claims per patent
- +225%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R16724 · US Corporation #16,724 · 17 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-UNK · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
- MID-PACK #16,724/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Custom Medical…
- CPC-UNK CPC blank
- INNOV-LOW 15.6/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 1.0 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +225% vel
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Custom Medical Applications, 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 DC’s 15.6 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around DC
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- DC Comics · this assignee 16
DC Comics · this assignee
16 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows DC's Innovation Score is 15.6/100 (3rd 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 DC?
Each dot is one of DC’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). DC’s own 1.0 claims/patent is at or below the 13.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where DC's grants concentrate
DC Comics is a focused PatentsView assignee: 0 CPC subclasses . Peak complete grant year is 2021 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, DC sits between Custom Medical Applications, Inc. and Deme Offshore BE NV.
DC's three-year grant acceleration
DC Comics shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.
Who files at DC's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Custom Medical Ap…
Custom Medical Applications, Inc.
17 patents
- Cyemptive
Cyemptive Technologies, Inc.
17 patents
- D4D
D4D Technologies, LLC
17 patents
- Dari-tech
Dari-tech, Inc.
17 patents
- DD Karma
DD Karma LLC
17 patents
- Decor Grates Inco…
Decor Grates Incorporated
17 patents
- Delta PDS
Delta PDS Co., Ltd.
17 patents
- Deme Offshore BE
Deme Offshore BE NV
17 patents
- DC Comics ◀
DC Comics
17 patents
What this shows DC holds 17 patents at rank #16,722, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near DC
By rank, the assignees closest to #16,722 in granted patent volume.
- Custom Medical Applications, Inc. #16,718 · 17 patents
- Cyemptive Technologies, Inc. #16,719 · 17 patents
- D4D Technologies, LLC #16,720 · 17 patents
- Dari-tech, Inc. #16,721 · 17 patents
- DD Karma LLC #16,723 · 17 patents
- Decor Grates Incorporated #16,724 · 17 patents
- Delta PDS Co., Ltd. #16,725 · 17 patents
- Deme Offshore BE NV #16,726 · 17 patents
DC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
16 3rd percentile higher than 3% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2021 | 6 | 35.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2023 | 4 | 23.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 5.9% |
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
DC Comics's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Ranked #16,724 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare DC Comics against Custom Medical Applications, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 15.6/100 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.
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.