Overall rank by patents
#24,206
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Digital ranks #24,206 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 2 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R24206 · US Corporation #24,206 · 11 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Diehl Aviation Laupheim Gmbh (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Digital Fountain · this assignee
29 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Digital's Innovation Score is 28.6/100 (top 72% 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.
Digital Fountain, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 90.9% of grants classified under H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (8 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2015. By volume, Digital sits between Diehl Aviation Laupheim Gmbh and Dolphin N2 Limited.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Diehl Aviation Laupheim GmbH
11 patents
Digerati, Inc.
11 patents
Diggs Inc.
11 patents
Digital Concepts of Missouri, Inc.
11 patents
Disruptive Technologies Research AS
11 patents
Divert, Inc.
11 patents
Dolby Laboratories Inc.
11 patents
Dolphin N2 Limited
11 patents
Digital Fountain, Inc.
11 patents
What this shows Digital holds 11 patents at rank #24,213, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #24,213 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Digital's primary technology class.
Digital's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
29 Top 72% higher than 28% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 27.3% |
| 2016 | 8 | 72.7% |
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#24,206
of 50,000 tracked assignees
28.6 out of 100
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