USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Dell Products L.p.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10,222 granted patents across 192 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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10,222

Total patents granted

192

CPC technology areas

17.9

Avg claims per patent

+149%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Dell holds 10,222 US patents across 192 technology areas, rank #32 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#32
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (78.6/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: +149%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Dell Products L.p. has been granted 10,222 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Dell Products L.p. at rank #32 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 192 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Dell Products L.p. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Dell sits between GM Global Technology Operations Llc (11,736 patents, rank #28) and Fujitsu Limited (9,654 patents, rank #36) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 78.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 7,290 grants, compared with 2,932 in the 2015–2019 window, a +149% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Dell Products L.p.'s 17.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Dell Products L.p. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

GM Global Technol…

11,736
NIKE

10,487
Cisco Technology

10,299
Ricoh

10,223
Dell Products ◀

10,222
Texas Instruments…

9,915
SK hynix

9,830
NEC

9,672
Fujitsu

9,654

What this shows Dell holds 10,222 patents at rank #32, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Dell

By rank, the assignees closest to #32 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

Dell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

79 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 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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Dell Products L.p. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	376	3.7%
2016	506	5.0%
2017	649	6.3%
2018	691	6.8%
2019	710	6.9%
2020	873	8.5%
2021	802	7.8%
2022	1,143	11.2%
2023	1,224	12.0%
2024	1,553	15.2%
2025	1,695	16.6%

Which technologies does Dell Products L.p. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 7,187

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 2,431

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 1,004

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 569

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 499

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 496

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 359

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 278

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 248

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 248

H04B - TRANSMISSION 239

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 206

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 182

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 170

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 150

Top 15 of 192 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Deep

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#32

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

78.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Dell Products L.p. hold?

Dell Products L.p. holds 10,222 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 192 technology areas.

What is Dell Products L.p.'s Innovation Score?

Dell Products L.p. has an Innovation Score of 78.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Dell Products L.p. focus on?

Dell Products L.p.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 7,187 patents. The company has filed patents in 192 CPC subclasses total.

Is Dell Products L.p.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Dell Products L.p.'s recent filing velocity is +149% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Dell Products L.p.'s patents?

Dell Products L.p.'s patents average 17.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Dell Products L.p. 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.

How to use this portfolio

Dell's 10,222 grants land it in the top 0.1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Dell ranks #32 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.