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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Headwaters, Inc. ranks #19,856 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 Headwaters, Inc. hold?

Headwaters, Inc. holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Headwaters, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Headwaters, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.8 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Headwaters, Inc. focus on?

Headwaters, Inc.'s top technology area is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks) with 4 patents, ranking #2,664 of 5,904 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

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

Headwaters, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Headwaters, Inc.'s patents?

Headwaters, Inc.'s patents average 15.4 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 Headwaters, 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

Headwaters, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: H04W (Wireless Communication Networks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Headwaters ranks #19,856 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 12 technology areas.

#19,856
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (39.8/100): 15.4
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19856 · US Corporation #19,856 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,856/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hanking
CPC-FOCUS H04W · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hanking Electronics, 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 Headwaters’s 39.8 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 9.4 pts (24%) Velocity 8.9 pts (22%) Breadth 12.2 pts (31%) Claim depth 9.3 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Headwaters · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Headwaters's Innovation Score is 39.8/100 (top 37% 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 Headwaters?

Each dot is one of Headwaters’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). Headwaters’s own 15.4 claims/patent is at or below the 16.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Headwaters's grants concentrate

Headwaters, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 28.6% of grants classified under H04W (Wireless Communication Networks). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Headwaters sits between Hanking Electronics, Ltd. and Hemex Health, Inc..

Headwaters's three-year grant acceleration

Headwaters, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Hanking

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Hauwei

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Havis

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Heartbeam

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Hemex Health

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What this shows Headwaters holds 14 patents at rank #19,863, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Headwaters

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,863 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Headwaters's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

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

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Headwaters, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	21.4%
2017	4	28.6%
2020	2	14.3%
2021	1	7.1%
2022	2	14.3%
2024	2	14.3%

Which technologies does Headwaters, Inc. patent most?

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 4

B03C - Magnetic OR Electrostatic Separation OF Solid Materials From Solid Materials OR FLUIDS; Separation BY High-voltage Electric Fields 3

H01T - Spark GAPS; Overvoltage Arresters Using Spark GAPS; Sparking PLUGS; Corona DEVICES; Generating Ions TO BE Introduced Into Non-enclosed Gases 3

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

H04B - Transmission 2

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 2

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 2

H04M - Telephonic Communication 2

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 2

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Top 12 of 12 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

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

Headwaters, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), 28.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04W
Ranked #19,856 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Headwaters, Inc. against Hanking Electronics, Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.8/100 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

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