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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. ranks #8,391 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 Mission Systems, Inc. hold?

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. holds 38 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 27 technology areas.

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

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 48.4 out of 100 (top 17% 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 Mission Systems, Inc. focus on?

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is H04B (Transmission) with 16 patents, ranking #564 of 3,909 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 27 CPC subclasses total.

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

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +314% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.'s patents?

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.'s patents average 16.3 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 Mission 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 Mission Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 38 granted patents across 27 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: H04B (Transmission).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, General ranks #8,391 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 38 patents across 27 technology areas.

#8,391
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.4/100): 16.3
avg claims per patent: +314%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8391 · US Corporation #8,391 · 38 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 38 grants
UPPER-Q #8,391/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Godinger Silver Art
CPC-FOCUS H04B · 27 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +314% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Godinger Silver Art Ltd. (±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 48.4 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 12.7 pts (26%) Velocity 7.6 pts (16%) Breadth 18.4 pts (38%) Claim depth 9.8 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Fastbrick IP PTY · near

48
General Dynamics… · this assignee

48
Medtronic Advanced… · near

48
Thorley Industries · near

48
HEALTHY IO · near

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows General's Innovation Score is 48.4/100 (top 17% 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 16.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.1 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.

Where General's grants concentrate

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 42.1% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, General sits between Gtat Corporation and Hannstouch Solution Incorporated.

General's three-year grant acceleration

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. shows 17 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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.

Gtat

38
Guangdong Midea C…

38
Guangzhou Wenyi C…

38
Guerbet

38
Godinger Silver A…

38
Goodman Manufactu…

38
Guehring KG

38
Hannstouch Soluti…

38
General Dynamics… ◀

38

What this shows General holds 38 patents at rank #8,397, 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 #8,397 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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 H04B (Transmission), General ranks #564 of 3,909 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (48 here).

Thorley Industries, LLC 48 Medtronic Advanced Energy LLC 48 HEALTHY.IO 48 Fastbrick IP PTY Ltd 48

General's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	2.6%
2017	2	5.3%
2018	1	2.6%
2019	3	7.9%
2020	3	7.9%
2021	9	23.7%
2022	6	15.8%
2023	7	18.4%
2024	4	10.5%
2025partial year	2	5.3%

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

H04B - Transmission 16

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 10

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 9

H04J - Multiplex Communication 8

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 7

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 6

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 5

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 4

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

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

B63G - Offensive OR Defensive Arrangements ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; Aircraft Carriers 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

Top 15 of 27 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 Mission Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 42.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
Ranked #8,391 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. against Gtat Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.4/100 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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