Where does Earth Networks, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Earth Networks, Inc. ranks #22,493 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 Earth Networks, Inc. hold?

Earth Networks, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Earth Networks, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Earth Networks, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 43.8 out of 100 (top 27% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Earth Networks, Inc. focus on?

Earth Networks, Inc.'s top technology area is G01W (Meteorology) with 5 patents, ranking #28 of 174 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

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

Earth Networks, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Earth Networks, Inc.'s patents?

Earth Networks, Inc.'s patents average 30.9 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 Earth Networks, 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

Earth Networks, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: G01W (Meteorology).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Earth ranks #22,493 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 14 technology areas.

#22,493
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 27%
by Innovation Score (43.8/100): 30.9
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22493 · US Corporation #22,493 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,493/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Earthsystems
CPC-FOCUS G01W · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 30.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Earthsystems Technologies, 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 Earth’s 43.8 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 8.9 pts (20%) Velocity 6.7 pts (15%) Breadth 13.2 pts (30%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Earth Networks · this assignee

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Earth's Innovation Score is 43.8/100 (top 27% 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 Earth?

Each dot is one of Earth’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). Earth’s own 30.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Earth's grants concentrate

Earth Networks, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 41.7% of grants classified under G01W (Meteorology). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Earth sits between Etrog Systems Ltd. and Echodyne Corp..

Earth's three-year grant acceleration

Earth Networks, Inc. shows 2 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.

Etrog Systems

12
Evonik Fibres

12
Exalos

12
Excellence Opto

12
Earthsystems

12
East Japan Railway

12
Eastern Mastec

12
Echodyne

12
Earth Networks ◀

12

What this shows Earth holds 12 patents at rank #22,515, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Earth

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,515 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01W (Meteorology)

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

Earth's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 27% higher than 73% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Earth Networks, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	25.0%
2017	4	33.3%
2018	1	8.3%
2020	2	16.7%
2022	1	8.3%
2024	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Earth Networks, Inc. patent most?

G01W - Meteorology 5

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 4

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 2

G05F - Systems FOR Regulating Electric OR Magnetic Variables 2

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 2

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

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 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 1

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Earth Networks, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Earth Networks, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01W (Meteorology), 41.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01W
Ranked #22,493 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Earth Networks, Inc. against Etrog Systems Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.8/100 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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