USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Iheart Media Management Services, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 247 granted patents across 17 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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247

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.2

Avg claims per patent

+27%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

iheart holds 247 US patents across 17 technology areas, rank #1,672 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,672
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.7/100): 19.2
avg claims per patent: +27%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Iheart Media Management Services, Inc. has been granted 247 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Iheart Media Management Services, Inc. at rank #1,672 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 17 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a US Corporation, Iheart Media Management Services, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, iheart sits between Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. (247 patents, rank #1,668) and BMC Software, Inc. (245 patents, rank #1,676) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.7/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 138 grants, compared with 109 in the 2015–2019 window, a +27% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Iheart Media Management Services, Inc.'s 19.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 17 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Iheart Media Management Services, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Iheart holds 247 patents at rank #1,672, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Iheart

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,672 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

iheart's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 13% higher than 87% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Iheart Media Management Services, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	19	7.7%
2016	21	8.5%
2017	16	6.5%
2018	28	11.3%
2019	25	10.1%
2020	30	12.1%
2021	26	10.5%
2022	24	9.7%
2023	24	9.7%
2024	20	8.1%
2025	14	5.7%

Which technologies does Iheart Media Management Services, Inc. patent most?

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 110

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 106

H04H - BROADCAST COMMUNICATION 94

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 82

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 43

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 30

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 13

H04B - TRANSMISSION 11

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 4

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 3

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 2

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 2

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 1

G16B - BIOINFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR GENETIC OR PROTEIN-RELATED DATA PROCESSING IN COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS 1

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,672

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Iheart Media Management Services, Inc. hold?

Iheart Media Management Services, Inc. holds 247 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Iheart Media Management Services, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Iheart Media Management Services, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 50.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Iheart Media Management Services, Inc. focus on?

Iheart Media Management Services, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 110 patents. The company has filed patents in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is Iheart Media Management Services, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Iheart Media Management Services, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +27% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Iheart Media Management Services, Inc.'s patents?

Iheart Media Management Services, Inc.'s patents average 19.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Iheart Media Management Services, 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.

How to use this portfolio

iheart's 247 grants land it in the top 13% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - iheart ranks #1,672 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.