Where does iDevices, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), iDevices, LLC ranks #14,678 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 iDevices, LLC hold?

iDevices, LLC holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is iDevices, LLC's Innovation Score?

iDevices, LLC has an Innovation Score of 38.4 out of 100 (top 41% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does iDevices, LLC focus on?

iDevices, LLC's top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 10 patents, ranking #2,376 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is iDevices, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

iDevices, LLC's recent grant velocity is -46% 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 iDevices, LLC's patents?

iDevices, LLC's patents average 21.3 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 iDevices, LLC 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

iDevices, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, idevices ranks #14,678 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 17 technology areas.

#14,678
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 41%
by Innovation Score (38.4/100): 21.3
avg claims per patent: -46%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14678 · US Corporation #14,678 · 20 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,678/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH eChem Solutions
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -46% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: eChem Solutions Corp. (±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 idevices’s 38.4 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 10.5 pts (27%) Velocity 0.5 pts (1%) Breadth 14.6 pts (38%) Claim depth 12.8 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
iDevices · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows idevices's Innovation Score is 38.4/100 (top 41% 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 idevices?

Each dot is one of idevices’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). idevices’s own 21.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where idevices's grants concentrate

iDevices, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, idevices sits between ZPE Licensing Inc. and 2Pi-Sigma Corp..

idevices's three-year grant acceleration

iDevices, LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 13 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.

ZPE Licensing

20
echem Solutions

20
ethris

20
i-lumen Scientific

20
phenox

20
the dtx

20
thyssenkrupp Mari…

20
idevices ◀

20
2pi-sigma

19

What this shows iDevices holds 20 patents at rank #15,072, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near iDevices

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,072 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

idevices's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 41% higher than 59% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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iDevices, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	20.0%
2016	1	5.0%
2017	1	5.0%
2019	7	35.0%
2020	5	25.0%
2021	1	5.0%
2022	1	5.0%

Which technologies does iDevices, LLC patent most?

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

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 10

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 4

H04B - Transmission 4

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 3

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

H04H - Broadcast Communication 2

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 1

H04Q - Selecting 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

Top 15 of 17 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

iDevices, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

iDevices, LLC's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #14,678 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare iDevices, LLC against ZPE Licensing Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.4/100 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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