Where does General Atomics rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), General Atomics ranks #6,778 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 General Atomics hold?

General Atomics holds 49 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 65 technology areas.

What is General Atomics's Innovation Score?

General Atomics has an Innovation Score of 55.8 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does General Atomics focus on?

General Atomics's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 14 patents, ranking #954 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 65 CPC subclasses total.

Is General Atomics's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

General Atomics's recent grant velocity is -23% 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 General Atomics's patents?

General Atomics's patents average 21.7 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 General Atomics 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

General Atomics

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 49 granted patents across 65 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, General ranks #6,778 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 49 patents across 65 technology areas.

#6,778
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.8/100): 21.7
avg claims per patent: -23%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6778 · US Corporation #6,778 · 49 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 49 grants
UPPER-Q #6,778/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Gatekeeper Systems
CPC-WIDE Y02E · 65 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -23% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Gatekeeper Systems, 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 General’s 55.8 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 13.5 pts (24%) Velocity 4.3 pts (8%) Breadth 25.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 13.0 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AAC Pte · near

56
General Atomics · this assignee

56
Movano · near

56
Perceive · near

56
Zhejiang Sunny Optics · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows General's Innovation Score is 55.8/100 (top 7% 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 General?

Each dot is one of General’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). General’s own 21.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How General's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, General Atomics received 20 grants versus 26 in 2015–2019 (-23% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 8 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 1. Lead class Y02E accounts for 28.6% of the portfolio across 65 subclasses. Volume neighbours: GEA Food Solutions Bakel B.V. (#6,775) and Guangzhou Yihua Electronic Equipment Co., Ltd. (#6,783).

General's three-year grant acceleration

General Atomics shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 17 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.

GEA Food Solution…

49
Grenzebach Maschi…

49
Gatekeeper Systems

49
Gemological Insti…

49
Georgia-pacific G…

49
Goertek Technology

49
Grow Solutions Te…

49
Guangzhou Yihua E…

49
General Atomics ◀

49

What this shows General holds 49 patents at rank #6,779, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near General

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,779 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for General, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions), General ranks #954 of 5,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Movano Inc. 56 Perceive Corporation 56 Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co., Ltd 56 AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd. 56

General's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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General Atomics patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	12.2%
2016	1	2.0%
2017	6	12.2%
2018	5	10.2%
2019	8	16.3%
2020	4	8.2%
2021	5	10.2%
2022	4	8.2%
2023	2	4.1%
2024	5	10.2%
2025partial year	3	6.1%

Which technologies does General Atomics patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 14

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 5

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 5

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 5

G21G - Conversion OF Chemical ELEMENTS; Radioactive Sources 4

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 4

G21C - Nuclear Reactors 4

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 4

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 3

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 3

B64C - AEROPLANES; Helicopters 3

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

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 3

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 2

Top 15 of 65 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

General Atomics's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

General Atomics's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 28.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #6,778 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare General Atomics against GEA Food Solutions Bakel B.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.8/100 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.