USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Digitalglobe Inc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 85 granted patents across 16 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06T (IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

10.7

Avg claims per patent

-77%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Digitalglobe holds 85 US patents across 16 technology areas, rank #4,191 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,191
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.4/100): 10.7
avg claims per patent: -77%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Digitalglobe Inc has been granted 85 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing Digitalglobe Inc at rank #4,191 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 16 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 10.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06T (IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL). As a US Corporation, Digitalglobe Inc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Digitalglobe sits between Chemetall Gmbh (85 patents, rank #4,187) and Hardware Resources, Inc. (85 patents, rank #4,195) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 37.4/100 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 16 grants, compared with 69 in the 2015–2019 window, a -77% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Digitalglobe Inc's 10.7 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 16 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Digitalglobe Inc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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85
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85
Digitalglobe ◀

85

What this shows Digitalglobe holds 85 patents at rank #4,191, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Digitalglobe

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,191 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06T (Image DATA Processing OR Generation)

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

Digitalglobe's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Digitalglobe Inc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	12	14.1%
2016	10	11.8%
2017	14	16.5%
2018	20	23.5%
2019	13	15.3%
2020	9	10.6%
2021	2	2.4%
2022	4	4.7%
2023	1	1.2%

Which technologies does Digitalglobe Inc patent most?

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 56

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 51

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 48

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 13

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 9

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 9

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 5

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 4

G09B - EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS 3

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 3

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 3

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 2

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR 2

H04B - TRANSMISSION 1

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 1

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,191

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

37.4 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 Digitalglobe Inc hold?

Digitalglobe Inc holds 85 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2023, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Digitalglobe Inc's Innovation Score?

Digitalglobe Inc has an Innovation Score of 37.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Digitalglobe Inc focus on?

Digitalglobe Inc's top technology area is G06T (IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL) with 56 patents. The company has filed patents in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Digitalglobe Inc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Digitalglobe Inc's recent filing velocity is -77% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Digitalglobe Inc's patents?

Digitalglobe Inc's patents average 10.7 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Digitalglobe 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.

How to use this portfolio

Digitalglobe's 85 grants land it in the top 44% 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 - Digitalglobe ranks #4,191 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06T - see who else leads that technology area. G06T 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.