Where does Globalstar, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Globalstar, Inc. ranks #40,450 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 Globalstar, Inc. hold?

Globalstar, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Globalstar, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Globalstar, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.6 out of 100 (top 46% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Globalstar, Inc. focus on?

Globalstar, Inc.'s top technology area is H04B (Transmission) with 4 patents, ranking #1,496 of 3,909 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Globalstar, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Globalstar, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Globalstar, Inc.'s patents?

Globalstar, Inc.'s patents average 14.3 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 Globalstar, 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

Globalstar, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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, Globalstar ranks #40,450 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 5 technology areas.

#40,450
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 46%
by Innovation Score (36.6/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40450 · US Corporation #40,450 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,450/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Global Inkjet Systems
CPC-NARROW H04B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Global Inkjet Systems Limited (±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 Globalstar’s 36.6 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 6.7 pts (18%) Velocity 13.3 pts (36%) Breadth 7.9 pts (22%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Globalstar · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Globalstar's Innovation Score is 36.6/100 (top 46% 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 Globalstar?

Each dot is one of Globalstar’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). Globalstar’s own 14.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Globalstar's grants concentrate

Globalstar, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Globalstar sits between Global Inkjet Systems Limited and Gloster Furniture Limited.

Globalstar's three-year grant acceleration

Globalstar, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Global Inkjet Sys…

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Global Sports Inn…

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Globalforce IP

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Globe Motors

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Globestar

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Gloster Furniture

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Globalstar ◀

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What this shows Globalstar holds 6 patents at rank #40,508, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Globalstar

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,508 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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

Globalstar's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 46% higher than 54% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Globalstar, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	2	33.3%
2018	1	16.7%
2022	1	16.7%
2023	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Globalstar, Inc. patent most?

H04B - Transmission 4

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 3

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 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

H04J - Multiplex Communication 1

Top 5 of 5 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Globalstar, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Globalstar, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
Ranked #40,450 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Globalstar, Inc. against Global Inkjet Systems Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.6/100 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.