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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), DCG Systems, Inc. ranks #18,529 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 DCG Systems, Inc. hold?

DCG Systems, Inc. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 10 technology areas.

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

DCG Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.4 out of 100 (41st 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 DCG Systems, Inc. focus on?

DCG Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables) with 9 patents, ranking #557 of 3,424 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

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

DCG Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -85% 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 DCG Systems, Inc.'s patents?

DCG Systems, Inc.'s patents average 19.3 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 DCG 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

DCG Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, DCG ranks #18,529 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 10 technology areas.

#18,529
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 41st percentile
by Innovation Score (32.4/100): 19.3
avg claims per patent: -85%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18529 · US Corporation #18,529 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,529/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dadco
CPC-FOCUS G01R · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -85% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dadco, 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 DCG’s 32.4 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 9.6 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (35%) Claim depth 11.6 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
DCG Systems · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows DCG's Innovation Score is 32.4/100 (41st 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 DCG?

Each dot is one of DCG’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). DCG’s own 19.3 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.

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

Where DCG's grants concentrate

DCG Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, DCG sits between Dadco, Inc. and Dialpad, Inc..

Dadco

15
Daedong Industrial

15
Dalian Research I…

15
Dankook Universit…

15
Decision Sciences…

15
Delsey

15
Dexcel Pharma

15
Dialpad

15
DCG Systems ◀

15

What this shows DCG holds 15 patents at rank #18,524, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near DCG

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,524 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01R (Measuring Electric Variables)

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

DCG's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 41st percentile higher than 41% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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DCG Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	40.0%
2016	5	33.3%
2017	1	6.7%
2019	1	6.7%
2020	1	6.7%
2021	1	6.7%

Which technologies does DCG Systems, Inc. patent most?

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 9

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 5

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

G01Q - Scanning-probe Techniques OR APPARATUS; Applications OF Scanning-probe Techniques, e.g. Scanning Probe Microscopy [SPM] 3

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G03F - Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR; 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 1

Top 10 of 10 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

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

DCG Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01R
Ranked #18,529 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare DCG Systems, Inc. against Dadco, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.4/100 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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