Where does Dura Operating, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Dura Operating, LLC ranks #3,679 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 Dura Operating, LLC hold?

Dura Operating, LLC holds 99 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 62 technology areas.

What is Dura Operating, LLC's Innovation Score?

Dura Operating, LLC has an Innovation Score of 51.9 out of 100 (top 11% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Dura Operating, LLC focus on?

Dura Operating, LLC's top technology area is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 27 patents, ranking #170 of 1,969 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 62 CPC subclasses total.

Is Dura Operating, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Dura Operating, LLC's recent grant velocity is -68% 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 Dura Operating, LLC's patents?

Dura Operating, LLC's patents average 18.3 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 Dura Operating, 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

Dura Operating, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 99 granted patents across 62 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Dura ranks #3,679 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 99 patents across 62 technology areas.

#3,679
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (51.9/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: -68%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3679 · US Corporation #3,679 · 99 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 99 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,679/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Christie Digital…
CPC-WIDE B60R · 62 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -68% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Christie Digital Systems USA, 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 Dura’s 51.9 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 15.9 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 25.0 pts (48%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dura Operating · this assignee

52
ecoATM · near

52
Noblis · near

52
Pied Parker · near

52
Aledia · near

52
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Dura's Innovation Score is 51.9/100 (top 11% 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 Dura?

Each dot is one of Dura’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). Dura’s own 18.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Dura's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Dura Operating, LLC received 24 grants versus 75 in 2015–2019 (-68% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 29 grants and bottomed in 2021 at 2. Lead class B60R accounts for 27.3% of the portfolio across 62 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. (#3,675) and Jeld-wen, Inc. (#3,683).

Christie Digital…

99
Cooledge Lighting

99
Corteva Agriscien…

99
DR Reddy's Labora…

99
ESS Tech

99
Exel Industries

99
Fidelity Informat…

99
Jeld-wen

99
Dura Operating ◀

99

What this shows Dura holds 99 patents at rank #3,679, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Dura

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,679 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60R (Vehicles)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Dura, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B60R (Vehicles), Dura ranks #170 of 1,969 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (52 here).

ecoATM, LLC 52 Noblis, Inc. 52 Pied Parker, Inc. 52 Aledia 52

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.3 here).

Elbit Systems Ltd. 18.3 avg Chemocentryx, Inc. 18.3 avg Twelve, Inc. 18.3 avg Neustar, Inc. 18.3 avg

Dura's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 11% higher than 89% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Dura Operating, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	6.1%
2016	3	3.0%
2017	17	17.2%
2018	20	20.2%
2019	29	29.3%
2020	22	22.2%
2021	2	2.0%

Which technologies does Dura Operating, LLC patent most?

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 27

F16H - Gearing 16

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 15

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 13

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 11

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 11

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 10

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 9

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 8

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 8

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 6

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 6

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 6

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 6

Top 15 of 62 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

Dura Operating, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Dura Operating, LLC's lead technology class is B60R (Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 27.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60R
Ranked #3,679 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Dura Operating, LLC against Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.9/100 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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