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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Edgecast Networks, Inc. ranks #16,758 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 Edgecast Networks, Inc. hold?

Edgecast Networks, Inc. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 4 technology areas.

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

Edgecast Networks, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.8 out of 100 (28th 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 Edgecast Networks, Inc. focus on?

Edgecast Networks, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 16 patents, ranking #1,649 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

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

Edgecast Networks, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Edgecast Networks, Inc.'s patents?

Edgecast Networks, Inc.'s patents average 19.5 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 Edgecast 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

Edgecast Networks, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Edgecast ranks #16,758 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 4 technology areas.

#16,758
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.8/100): 19.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16758 · US Corporation #16,758 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,758/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH E-Circuit Motors
CPC-NARROW H04L · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: E-Circuit Motors, 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 Edgecast’s 28.8 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 10.0 pts (35%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (25%) Claim depth 11.7 pts (41%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Edgecast Networks · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Edgecast's Innovation Score is 28.8/100 (28th 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 Edgecast?

Each dot is one of Edgecast’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). Edgecast’s own 19.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Edgecast's grants concentrate

Edgecast Networks, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 94.1% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (13 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2016. By volume, Edgecast sits between E-Circuit Motors, Inc. and Emoji ID, LLC.

E-circuit Motors

17
E-makeco

17
ECO Electrical Sy…

17
Ecole Centrale DE…

17
Egypt Nanotechnol…

17
Elbit Systems Ele…

17
Emag Holding

17
Emoji ID

17
Edgecast Networks ◀

17

What this shows Edgecast holds 17 patents at rank #16,757, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Edgecast

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,757 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Edgecast's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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Edgecast Networks, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	13	76.5%
2016	4	23.5%

Which technologies does Edgecast Networks, Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 16

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 8

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 4 of 4 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

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

Edgecast Networks, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 94.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #16,758 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Edgecast Networks, Inc. against E-Circuit Motors, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.8/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.