Overall rank by patents
#21,294
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 1 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: H04B (TRANSMISSION).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Iriver ranks #21,294 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 1 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R21294 · Foreign Corporation #21,294 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Intima Bioscience, 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Iriver · this assignee
14 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Iriver's Innovation Score is 13.9/100 (top 98% 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.
Iriver Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 1 CPC subclasses with 7.7% of grants classified under H04B (TRANSMISSION). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Iriver sits between Intima Bioscience, Inc. and Iwaki Co., Ltd..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
INTIMA BIOSCIENCE, INC.
13 patents
INTWINE CONNECT, LLC
13 patents
INVANTI(BEIJING)TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
13 patents
IPEVO CORP.
13 patents
ISHIHARA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
13 patents
ISTEQ GROUP HOLDING B.V.
13 patents
ITALDESIGN GIUGIARO S.P.A.
13 patents
IWAKI CO., LTD.
13 patents
IRIVER LIMITED
13 patents
What this shows Iriver holds 13 patents at rank #21,273, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #21,273 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Iriver's primary technology class.
Iriver's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
14 Top 98% higher than 2% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2017 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2018 | 5 | 38.5% |
| 2020 | 3 | 23.1% |
Top 1 of 1 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#21,294
of 50,000 tracked assignees
13.9 out of 100
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