USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Directv, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 469 granted patents across 51 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION).

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

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469

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

20.7

Avg claims per patent

-70%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Directv holds 469 US patents across 51 technology areas, rank #942 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#942
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.1/100): 20.7
avg claims per patent: -70%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Directv, Llc has been granted 469 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Directv, Llc at rank #942 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 51 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION). As a US Corporation, Directv, Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Directv sits between Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (473 patents, rank #938) and Ramot At Tel-aviv University Ltd. (468 patents, rank #946) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.1/100 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 108 grants, compared with 361 in the 2015–2019 window, a -70% 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. Directv, Llc's 20.7 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 51 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Directv, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Memorial Sloan Ke…

473
UATC

473
Trading Internati…

472
Adeia Guides

470
Nordson

469
Varian Semiconduc…

469
Directv ◀

469
Nanyang Technolog…

468
Ramot at Tel-aviv…

468

What this shows Directv holds 469 patents at rank #942, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Directv

By rank, the assignees closest to #942 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Directv's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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Directv, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	79	16.8%
2016	71	15.1%
2017	72	15.4%
2018	69	14.7%
2019	70	14.9%
2020	53	11.3%
2021	22	4.7%
2022	17	3.6%
2023	10	2.1%
2024	5	1.1%
2025	1	0.2%

Which technologies does Directv, Llc patent most?

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 362

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 127

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 97

H04H - BROADCAST COMMUNICATION 55

H04B - TRANSMISSION 41

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 40

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 29

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 16

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 15

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 13

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 12

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 10

G08C - TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS 10

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 9

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 8

Top 15 of 51 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#942

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.1 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 Directv, Llc hold?

Directv, Llc holds 469 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 51 technology areas.

What is Directv, Llc's Innovation Score?

Directv, Llc has an Innovation Score of 60.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Directv, Llc focus on?

Directv, Llc's top technology area is H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION) with 362 patents. The company has filed patents in 51 CPC subclasses total.

Is Directv, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Directv, Llc's recent filing velocity is -70% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Directv, Llc's patents?

Directv, Llc's patents average 20.7 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Directv, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Directv's 469 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - Directv ranks #942 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04N - see who else leads that technology area. H04N 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.