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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), eHarmony, Inc. ranks #17,632 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 eHarmony, Inc. hold?

eHarmony, Inc. holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is eHarmony, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

eHarmony, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 24.1 out of 100 (14th 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 eHarmony, Inc. focus on?

eHarmony, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 12 patents, ranking #3,141 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

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

eHarmony, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -93% 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 eHarmony, Inc.'s patents?

eHarmony, Inc.'s patents average 9.5 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 eHarmony, 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

eHarmony, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 6 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, eharmony ranks #17,632 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 6 technology areas.

#17,632
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 14th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.1/100): 9.5
avg claims per patent: -93%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17632 · US Corporation #17,632 · 16 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,632/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH aeris
CPC-NARROW G06F · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -93% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: aeris GmbH (±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 eharmony’s 24.1 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 9.8 pts (40%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 5.7 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
eHarmony · this assignee

24
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows eharmony's Innovation Score is 24.1/100 (14th 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 eharmony?

Each dot is one of eharmony’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). eharmony’s own 9.5 claims/patent is at or below the 13.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where eharmony's grants concentrate

eHarmony, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, eharmony sits between Zhejiang Zhengte Co., Ltd. and 360 IT, UAB.

Zhejiang Zhengte

16
Zimmer Surgical

16
Zum Services

16
aeris

16
istreamplanet

16
inodyn Newmedia

16
eharmony ◀

16
138 East LCD Adva…

15
360 IT UAB

15

What this shows eHarmony holds 16 patents at rank #18,328, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near eHarmony

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,328 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

eharmony's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 14th percentile higher than 14% 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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eHarmony, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	25.0%
2016	2	12.5%
2017	3	18.8%
2018	2	12.5%
2019	4	25.0%
2020	1	6.3%

Which technologies does eHarmony, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 12

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 8

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 7

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 4

H04M - Telephonic Communication 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

Top 6 of 6 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

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

eHarmony, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #17,632 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare eHarmony, Inc. against Zhejiang Zhengte Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.1/100 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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