Where does Empire IP LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Empire IP LLC ranks #21,075 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 Empire IP LLC hold?

Empire IP LLC holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Empire IP LLC's Innovation Score?

Empire IP LLC has an Innovation Score of 32.7 out of 100 (42nd 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 Empire IP LLC focus on?

Empire IP LLC's top technology area is H04M (Telephonic Communication) with 7 patents, ranking #600 of 2,488 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Empire IP LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Empire IP LLC's recent grant velocity is -82% 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 Empire IP LLC's patents?

Empire IP LLC's patents average 13.5 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 Empire IP 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

Empire IP LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: H04M (Telephonic Communication).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Empire ranks #21,075 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 14 technology areas.

#21,075
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.7/100): 13.5
avg claims per patent: -82%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21075 · US Corporation #21,075 · 13 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,075/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Emerson Network…
CPC-FOCUS H04M · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -82% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Emerson Network Power, Energy Systems, North America, 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 Empire’s 32.7 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 9.1 pts (28%) Velocity 2.2 pts (7%) Breadth 13.2 pts (40%) Claim depth 8.1 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Empire IP · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Empire's Innovation Score is 32.7/100 (42nd 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 Empire?

Each dot is one of Empire’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). Empire’s own 13.5 claims/patent is at or below the 17.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Empire's grants concentrate

Empire IP LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 53.8% of grants classified under H04M (Telephonic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Empire sits between Emerson Network Power, Energy Systems, North America, Inc. and Endoshape, Inc..

Empire's three-year grant acceleration

Empire IP LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Emerson Network P…

13
Emerson Process M…

13
Emery Allen

13
Emgenisys

13
Enwave

13
Encision

13
Endace Technology

13
Endoshape

13
Empire IP ◀

13

What this shows Empire holds 13 patents at rank #21,092, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Empire

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,092 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04M (Telephonic Communication)

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

Empire's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Empire IP LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	38.5%
2016	3	23.1%
2017	1	7.7%
2019	2	15.4%
2021	1	7.7%
2024	1	7.7%

Which technologies does Empire IP LLC patent most?

H04M - Telephonic Communication 7

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 6

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 5

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

A43B - Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear 3

G16Z - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 1

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 1

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 14 of 14 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Empire IP LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Empire IP LLC's lead technology class is H04M (Telephonic Communication), 53.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04M
Ranked #21,075 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Empire IP LLC against Emerson Network Power, Energy Systems, North America, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.7/100 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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