Overall rank by patents
#46,999
of 49,997 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2024. 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: H04B (Transmission).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, General ranks #46,999 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 7 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R46999 · Foreign Corporation #46,999 · 5 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: Gene Therapy 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
General Dynamics… · this assignee
36 score
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows General's Innovation Score is 36.2/100 (top 47% 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.
General Dynamics Land Systems—Canada is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, General sits between Gene Therapy Systems, Inc. and General Manufacturing.
General Dynamics Land Systems—Canada shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Gene Therapy Systems, Inc.
5 patents
GeneCraft, Inc.
5 patents
GeneDesign, Inc.
5 patents
Genedia Biotech Co., Ltd.
5 patents
General Energy Recovery Inc.
5 patents
General Equipment for Medical Imaging S.A.
5 patents
General Lighting Electronic Co., Ltd.
5 patents
General Manufacturing
5 patents
General Dynamics Land Systems—Canada
5 patents
What this shows General holds 5 patents at rank #47,153, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #47,153 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in General's primary technology class.
General's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 40.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | 40.0% |
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#46,999
of 49,997 tracked assignees
36.2 out of 100
What to do with this data
General Dynamics Land Systems—Canada's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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