USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Empire Technology Development Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,248 granted patents across 243 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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1,248

Total patents granted

243

CPC technology areas

19.8

Avg claims per patent

-99%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Empire holds 1,248 US patents across 243 technology areas, rank #343 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#343
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.6/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent: -99%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Empire Technology Development Llc has been granted 1,248 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing Empire Technology Development Llc at rank #343 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 243 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Empire Technology Development Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Empire sits between SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (1,268 patents, rank #339) and FCA US Llc. (1,243 patents, rank #347) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 13 grants, compared with 1,235 in the 2015–2019 window, a -99% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Empire Technology Development Llc's 19.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Empire Technology Development Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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1,268
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1,265
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1,264
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1,250
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1,248
Empire Technology… ◀

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1,245
Symantec

1,244
FCA US

1,243

What this shows Empire holds 1,248 patents at rank #343, 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 #343 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

62 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

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 Technology Development Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	295	23.6%
2016	339	27.2%
2017	314	25.2%
2018	216	17.3%
2019	71	5.7%
2020	10	0.8%
2021	2	0.2%
2023	1	0.1%

Which technologies does Empire Technology Development Llc patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 414

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 303

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 179

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 83

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 70

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 69

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 67

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 65

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 65

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 54

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 54

H04B - TRANSMISSION 51

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 46

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 39

C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR 36

Top 15 of 243 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#343

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Empire Technology Development Llc hold?

Empire Technology Development Llc holds 1,248 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2023, spanning 243 technology areas.

What is Empire Technology Development Llc's Innovation Score?

Empire Technology Development Llc has an Innovation Score of 61.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Empire Technology Development Llc focus on?

Empire Technology Development Llc's top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 414 patents. The company has filed patents in 243 CPC subclasses total.

Is Empire Technology Development Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Empire Technology Development Llc's recent filing velocity is -99% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Empire Technology Development Llc's patents?

Empire Technology Development Llc's patents average 19.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Empire Technology Development 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.

How to use this portfolio

Empire's 1,248 grants land it in the top 3% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Empire ranks #343 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.