Where does Distributed Solar Development, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Distributed Solar Development, LLC ranks #31,417 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 Distributed Solar Development, LLC hold?

Distributed Solar Development, LLC holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2024, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Distributed Solar Development, LLC's Innovation Score?

Distributed Solar Development, LLC has an Innovation Score of 45.1 out of 100 (top 24% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Distributed Solar Development, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Distributed Solar Development, LLC.

What does claim depth mean for Distributed Solar Development, LLC's patents?

Distributed Solar Development, LLC's patents average 12.5 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 Distributed Solar Development, 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

Distributed Solar Development, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Distributed Solar Development, LLC focus on?

Distributed Solar Development, LLC's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 5 patents, ranking #2,175 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2024. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Distributed ranks #31,417 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 8 technology areas.

#31,417
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (45.1/100): 12.5
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31417 · US Corporation #31,417 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,417/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Direvo Industrial…
CPC-NARROW Y02E · 8 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2024 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Direvo Industrial Biotechnology 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.

How Distributed’s 45.1 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 7.6 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (44%) Breadth 10.0 pts (22%) Claim depth 7.5 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Distributed Solar… · this assignee

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Distributed's Innovation Score is 45.1/100 (top 24% 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 Distributed?

Each dot is one of Distributed’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). Distributed’s own 12.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Distributed's grants concentrate

Distributed Solar Development, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2021. By volume, Distributed sits between Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH and DLX Enterprises, LLC.

Distributed's three-year grant acceleration

Distributed Solar Development, LLC shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Direvo Industrial…

8
Disintermediation…

8
Dispersol

8
Dissing A/S

8
Diversified Metal…

8
Divi's Laboratori…

8
DJO Global Switze…

8
DLX Enterprises

8
Distributed Solar… ◀

8

What this shows Distributed holds 8 patents at rank #31,390, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Distributed

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,390 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Distributed's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Distributed Solar Development, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	2	25.0%
2022	4	50.0%
2024	2	25.0%

Which technologies does Distributed Solar Development, LLC patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 5

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 5

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 5

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 5

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 4

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 4

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 4

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Distributed Solar Development, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Distributed Solar Development, LLC's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #31,417 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Distributed Solar Development, LLC against Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.1/100 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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