Where does Discovery Robotics rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Discovery Robotics ranks #28,581 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 Discovery Robotics hold?

Discovery Robotics holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Discovery Robotics's Innovation Score?

Discovery Robotics has an Innovation Score of 25.3 out of 100 (17th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Discovery Robotics focus on?

Discovery Robotics's top technology area is G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables) with 6 patents, ranking #509 of 2,515 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Discovery Robotics's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Discovery Robotics's recent grant velocity is -20% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Discovery Robotics's patents?

Discovery Robotics's patents average 11.2 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 Discovery Robotics 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

Discovery Robotics

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Discovery ranks #28,581 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 9 technology areas.

#28,581
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.3/100): 11.2
avg claims per patent: -20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28581 · US Corporation #28,581 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,581/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dialogtech
CPC-NARROW G05D · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dialogtech, Inc. (±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 Discovery’s 25.3 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 8.0 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (42%) Claim depth 6.7 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Discovery Robotics · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Discovery's Innovation Score is 25.3/100 (17th percentile 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 Discovery?

Each dot is one of Discovery’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). Discovery’s own 11.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 5.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Discovery's grants concentrate

Discovery Robotics is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Discovery sits between Dialogtech, Inc. and Donner Technology LLC.

Dialogtech

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Diamabrush

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Dibi (Chongqing)…

9
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Display Pack

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Dongguan Kaishuo…

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Dongguan Miray E-…

9
Donner Technology

9
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What this shows Discovery holds 9 patents at rank #28,595, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Discovery

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,595 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables)

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

Discovery's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 17th percentile higher than 17% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Discovery Robotics patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	11.1%
2019	4	44.4%
2020	3	33.3%
2021	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Discovery Robotics patent most?

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 6

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 6

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 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

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 3

H04B - Transmission 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

E01H - Street CLEANING; Cleaning OF Permanent WAYS; Cleaning BEACHES; Dispersing ; OR PREVENTING; FOG IN General ; Cleaning Street OR Railway Furniture OR Tunnel Walls 1

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Discovery Robotics's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Discovery Robotics's lead technology class is G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G05D
Ranked #28,581 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Discovery Robotics against Dialogtech, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.3/100 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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