Where does Igneous Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Igneous Systems, Inc. ranks #19,888 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 Igneous Systems, Inc. hold?

Igneous Systems, Inc. holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Igneous Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Igneous Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 33.0 out of 100 (43rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Igneous Systems, Inc. focus on?

Igneous Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 11 patents, ranking #3,353 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

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

Igneous Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Igneous Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Igneous Systems, Inc.'s patents average 26.2 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 Igneous 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

Igneous Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Igneous ranks #19,888 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 6 technology areas.

#19,888
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (33.0/100): 26.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19888 · US Corporation #19,888 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,888/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ikena Oncology
CPC-NARROW G06F · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 26.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ikena Oncology, 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.

How Igneous’s 33.0 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 (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (26%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (45%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Igneous Systems · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Igneous's Innovation Score is 33.0/100 (43rd percentile 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 Igneous?

Each dot is one of Igneous’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). Igneous’s own 26.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Igneous's grants concentrate

Igneous Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 78.6% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Igneous sits between Itire, LLC and Implant Direct Sybron International LLC.

Itire

14
ITN Energy Systems

14
Ixcela

14
Izumi Products

14
Ikena Oncology

14
Imagine Scientific

14
Immutrix Therapeu…

14
Implant Direct Sy…

14
Igneous Systems ◀

14

What this shows Igneous holds 14 patents at rank #19,916, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Igneous

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,916 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Igneous's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Igneous Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	50.0%
2016	5	35.7%
2017	1	7.1%
2019	1	7.1%

Which technologies does Igneous Systems, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 11

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 5

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 4

G11C - Static Stores 3

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 2

Top 6 of 6 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

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

Igneous Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 78.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #19,888 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Igneous Systems, Inc. against Itire, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.0/100 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.