USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Facebook Technologies, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,950 granted patents across 151 technology areas, active 2018–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS).

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

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1,950

Total patents granted

151

CPC technology areas

18.4

Avg claims per patent

+377%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Facebook holds 1,950 US patents across 151 technology areas, rank #207 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#207
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.9/100): 18.4
avg claims per patent: +377%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Facebook Technologies, Llc has been granted 1,950 US utility patents between 2018 and 2022, placing Facebook Technologies, Llc at rank #207 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 151 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS). As a US Corporation, Facebook Technologies, Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Facebook sits between KING FAHD University OF Petroleum AND Minerals (2,002 patents, rank #203) and Waymo Llc (1,901 patents, rank #211) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.9/100 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 1,612 grants, compared with 338 in the 2015–2019 window, a +377% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Facebook Technologies, Llc's 18.4 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 Facebook Technologies, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

KING FAHD Univers…

2,002
Subaru

1,977
Lam Research

1,965
Magic Leap

1,959
Facebook ◀

1,950
Casio Computer

1,949
Mazda Motor

1,922
Sonos

1,911
Waymo

1,901

What this shows Facebook holds 1,950 patents at rank #207, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Facebook

By rank, the assignees closest to #207 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Facebook's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

64 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Facebook Technologies, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	24	1.2%
2019	314	16.1%
2020	572	29.3%
2021	648	33.2%
2022	392	20.1%

Which technologies does Facebook Technologies, Llc patent most?

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 1,026

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 863

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 507

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 312

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 247

G02F - OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS 184

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 161

H10H - INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS 156

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 148

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 132

H04S - STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 91

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 82

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 76

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 61

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 60

Top 15 of 151 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#207

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.9 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 Facebook Technologies, Llc hold?

Facebook Technologies, Llc holds 1,950 US granted patents filed between 2018 and 2022, spanning 151 technology areas.

What is Facebook Technologies, Llc's Innovation Score?

Facebook Technologies, Llc has an Innovation Score of 63.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Facebook Technologies, Llc focus on?

Facebook Technologies, Llc's top technology area is G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS) with 1,026 patents. The company has filed patents in 151 CPC subclasses total.

Is Facebook Technologies, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Facebook Technologies, Llc's recent filing velocity is +377% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Facebook Technologies, Llc's patents?

Facebook Technologies, Llc's patents average 18.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Facebook Technologies, 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

Facebook's 1,950 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Facebook ranks #207 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G02B - see who else leads that technology area. G02B 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.