Where does Draganfly Innovations Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Draganfly Innovations Inc. ranks #39,889 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 Draganfly Innovations Inc. hold?

Draganfly Innovations Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Draganfly Innovations Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Draganfly Innovations Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.1 out of 100 (26th 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 Draganfly Innovations Inc. focus on?

Draganfly Innovations Inc.'s top technology area is B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor) with 5 patents, ranking #145 of 545 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Draganfly Innovations Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Draganfly Innovations Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -80% 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 Draganfly Innovations Inc.'s patents?

Draganfly Innovations Inc.'s patents average 15.2 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 Draganfly Innovations 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Draganfly Innovations Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Draganfly ranks #39,889 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 12 technology areas.

#39,889
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 26th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.1/100): 15.2
avg claims per patent: -80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39889 · Foreign Corporation #39,889 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,889/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dongguan Shengming…
CPC-FOCUS B64U · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dongguan Shengming Industrial Co., Ltd (±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 Draganfly’s 28.1 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 6.7 pts (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.2 pts (44%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Draganfly Innovations · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Draganfly's Innovation Score is 28.1/100 (26th 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 Draganfly?

Each dot is one of Draganfly’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). Draganfly’s own 15.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 3.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Draganfly's grants concentrate

Draganfly Innovations Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Draganfly sits between Dongguan Shengming Industrial Co., Ltd and Dreambiz Ltd..

Dongguan Shengmin…

6
Dongguan Sogoode…

6
Dorot Management…

6
DR August Wolff &…

6
Drchrono

6
Dream Factory

6
Dream IT GET IT

6
Dreambiz

6
Draganfly Innovat… ◀

6

What this shows Draganfly holds 6 patents at rank #39,798, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Draganfly

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,798 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV])

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

Draganfly's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 26th percentile higher than 26% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Draganfly Innovations Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	3	50.0%
2020	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Draganfly Innovations Inc. patent most?

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 5

B64C - AEROPLANES; Helicopters 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

B60B - Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion 1

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 1

B60F - Vehicles FOR USE Both ON Rail AND ON ROAD; Amphibious OR Like VEHICLES; Convertible Vehicles 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Draganfly Innovations Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Draganfly Innovations Inc.'s lead technology class is B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B64U
Ranked #39,889 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Draganfly Innovations Inc. against Dongguan Shengming Industrial Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.1/100 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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