Where does Draper, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Draper, Inc. ranks #12,899 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 Draper, Inc. hold?

Draper, Inc. holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Draper, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Draper, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.6 out of 100 (top 40% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Draper, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Draper, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -62% 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 Draper, Inc.'s patents?

Draper, Inc.'s patents average 20.0 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 Draper, 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 US Corporation

Draper, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Draper, Inc. focus on?

Draper, Inc.'s top technology area is G03B (Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor) with 14 patents, ranking #112 of 1,064 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G03B (Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Draper ranks #12,899 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 13 technology areas.

#12,899
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.6/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent: -62%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12899 · US Corporation #12,899 · 23 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #12,899/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dedrone Holdings
CPC-FOCUS G03B · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 20.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -62% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dedrone Holdings, 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 Draper’s 38.6 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 11.0 pts (28%) Velocity 2.9 pts (8%) Breadth 12.7 pts (33%) Claim depth 12.0 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Draper · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Draper's Innovation Score is 38.6/100 (top 40% 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 Draper?

Each dot is one of Draper’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). Draper’s own 20.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Draper's grants concentrate

Draper, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 60.9% of grants classified under G03B (Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Draper sits between Dedrone Holdings, Inc. and Epix Therapeutics, Inc..

Draper's three-year grant acceleration

Draper, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Dedrone Holdings

23
Definiens

23
Dispensing B V

23
Dooli Products

23
Dstillery

23
Dupont Toray Spec…

23
EL TORO COM

23
Epix Therapeutics

23
Draper ◀

23

What this shows Draper holds 23 patents at rank #12,900, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Draper

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,900 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G03B (Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR P…)

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

Draper's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 40% higher than 60% of 49,997 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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Draper, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	8.7%
2016	1	4.3%
2017	5	21.7%
2018	4	17.4%
2019	4	17.4%
2020	1	4.3%
2021	2	8.7%
2022	1	4.3%
2023	1	4.3%
2024	1	4.3%
2025partial year	1	4.3%

Which technologies does Draper, Inc. patent most?

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 14

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 10

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 4

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 4

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 2

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 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

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Draper, Inc.'s lead technology class is G03B (Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor), 60.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G03B
Ranked #12,899 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Draper, Inc. against Dedrone Holdings, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.6/100 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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