Where does Direct AIR Capture, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Direct AIR Capture, LLC ranks #39,841 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 Direct AIR Capture, LLC hold?

Direct AIR Capture, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2023 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Direct AIR Capture, LLC's Innovation Score?

Direct AIR Capture, LLC has an Innovation Score of 52.6 out of 100 (top 10% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Direct AIR Capture, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Direct AIR Capture, LLC.

What does claim depth mean for Direct AIR Capture, LLC's patents?

Direct AIR Capture, LLC's patents average 21.8 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 Direct AIR Capture, LLC 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

Direct AIR Capture, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Direct AIR Capture, LLC focus on?

Direct AIR Capture, LLC's top technology area is C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c) with 6 patents, ranking #384 of 1,689 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2023–2025. 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: C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Direct ranks #39,841 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 13 technology areas.

#39,841
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.6/100): 21.8
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39841 · US Corporation #39,841 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,841/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Didrew Technology…
CPC-FOCUS C01B · 13 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2023–2025 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Didrew Technology (BVI) Limited (±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 Direct’s 52.6 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 6.7 pts (13%) Velocity 20.0 pts (38%) Breadth 12.7 pts (24%) Claim depth 13.1 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Direct AIR Capture · this assignee

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Direct's Innovation Score is 52.6/100 (top 10% 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 Direct?

Each dot is one of Direct’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). Direct’s own 21.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Direct's grants concentrate

Direct AIR Capture, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c). By volume, Direct sits between Didrew Technology (BVI) Limited and DLP Limited.

Direct's three-year grant acceleration

Direct AIR Capture, LLC shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Didrew Technology…

6
Digipas USA

6
Digital Arts

6
Digital Tags Finl…

6
Discoverx

6
Dish Broadcasting

6
DKS

6
DLP

6
Direct AIR Capture ◀

6

What this shows Direct holds 6 patents at rank #39,777, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Direct

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,777 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C01B (Non-metallic Elements)

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

Direct's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2023–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2023–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Direct AIR Capture, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2023	2	33.3%
2024	2	33.3%
2025partial year	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Direct AIR Capture, LLC patent most?

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 6

C25B - Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Processes FOR THE Production OF Compounds OR NON-METALS; Apparatus Therefor 5

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 3

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 2

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 2

Y02C - Capture, Storage, Sequestration OR Disposal OF Greenhouse Gases [GHG] 2

B01D - Separation 2

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 1

B28B - Shaping Clay OR Other Ceramic COMPOSITIONS; Shaping SLAG; Shaping Mixtures Containing Cementitious Material, e.g. Plaster 1

D01F - Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments 1

D02G - Crimping OR Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, OR YARNS; Yarns OR Threads 1

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 1

D01D - Mechanical Methods OR Apparatus IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR Ribbons 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Direct AIR Capture, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Direct AIR Capture, LLC's lead technology class is C01B (Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C01B
Ranked #39,841 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Direct AIR Capture, LLC against Didrew Technology (BVI) Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.6/100 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.

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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