Where does General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. ranks #16,048 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 Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. hold?

General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.3 out of 100 (34th 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 General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. focus on?

General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks) with 15 patents, ranking #986 of 5,904 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.'s patents?

General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.'s patents average 17.9 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 Dynamics C4 Systems, 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

General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: H04W (Wireless Communication Networks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, General ranks #16,048 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 7 technology areas.

#16,048
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.3/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16048 · US Corporation #16,048 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,048/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Galaxy Therapeutics
CPC-NARROW H04W · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Galaxy Therapeutics, 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 30.3 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 10.2 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (31%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dubrosky & Tracy… · near

30
LeapYear · near

30
General Dynamics C4… · this assignee

30
Hitachi Consumer · near

30
Kranos IP · near

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows General's Innovation Score is 30.3/100 (34th 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 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 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.3 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.

Where General's grants concentrate

General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under H04W (Wireless Communication Networks). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (11 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2017. By volume, General sits between Guangzhou Chengguang Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. and GloFish, LLC.

Guangzhou Chenggu…

18
Galaxy Therapeuti…

18
Gbatteries Energy…

18
Geigtech East Bay

18
Genesys Spine

18
Giftya

18
Gigadevice Semico…

18
Glofish

18
General Dynamics… ◀

18

What this shows General holds 18 patents at rank #16,056, 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 #16,056 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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 H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), General ranks #986 of 5,904 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (30 here).

Kranos IP Corporation 30 Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd. 30 LeapYear Technologies, Inc. 30 Dubrosky & Tracy Patent Service Corp. 30

General's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

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 Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	61.1%
2016	4	22.2%
2017	3	16.7%

Which technologies does General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. patent most?

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 15

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

H04B - Transmission 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 1

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

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 1

Top 7 of 7 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 Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04W
Ranked #16,048 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. against Guangzhou Chengguang Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.3/100 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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