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Ionq, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 109 granted patents across 28 technology areas, active 2020–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06N (COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS).

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109
Total patents granted
28
CPC technology areas
20.5
Avg claims per patent
-
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Ionq holds 109 US patents across 28 technology areas, rank #3,399 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,399
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 1%
by Innovation Score (67.3/100)
20.5
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Ionq, Inc. has been granted 109 US utility patents between 2020 and 2025, placing Ionq, Inc. at rank #3,399 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 28 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06N (COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS). As a US Corporation, Ionq, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Ionq sits between Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. (109 patents, rank #3,395) and Nucor Corporation (109 patents, rank #3,403) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 67.3/100 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. Historical data spans 2020 through 2025, with 109 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. Ionq, Inc.'s 20.5 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 28 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Ionq, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Ionq's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Ionq holds 109 patents at rank #3,399, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Ionq

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,399 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06N (Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Mo…)

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

Ionq's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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Ionq, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2020 4 3.7%
2021 13 11.9%
2022 14 12.8%
2023 21 19.3%
2024 21 19.3%
2025 36 33.0%

Which technologies does Ionq, Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 28 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Complex

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,399

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

67.3 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 Ionq, Inc. hold?
Ionq, Inc. holds 109 US granted patents filed between 2020 and 2025, spanning 28 technology areas.
What is Ionq, Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Ionq, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 67.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Ionq, Inc. focus on?
Ionq, Inc.'s top technology area is G06N (COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS) with 88 patents. The company has filed patents in 28 CPC subclasses total.
Is Ionq, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Ionq, Inc..
What does claim depth mean for Ionq, Inc.'s patents?
Ionq, Inc.'s patents average 20.5 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the Ionq, 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

Ionq's 109 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - Ionq ranks #3,399 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06N - see who else leads that technology area. G06N 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

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.