Where does IST, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), IST, LLC ranks #32,137 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 IST, LLC hold?

IST, LLC holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is IST, LLC's Innovation Score?

IST, LLC has an Innovation Score of 37.4 out of 100 (top 44% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does IST, LLC focus on?

IST, LLC's top technology area is C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds) with 4 patents, ranking #663 of 1,741 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

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

IST, LLC's recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for IST, LLC's patents?

IST, LLC's patents average 12.3 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 IST, 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

IST, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, IST ranks #32,137 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 20 technology areas.

#32,137
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.4/100): 12.3
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32137 · US Corporation #32,137 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,137/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Icertis
CPC-FOCUS C08G · 20 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Icertis, 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 IST’s 37.4 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 7.6 pts (20%) Velocity 6.7 pts (18%) Breadth 15.8 pts (42%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
IST · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows IST's Innovation Score is 37.4/100 (top 44% 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 IST?

Each dot is one of IST’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). IST’s own 12.3 claims/patent is at or below the 14.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where IST's grants concentrate

IST, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, IST sits between IRX Therapeutics, Inc. and Icertis, Inc..

IST's three-year grant acceleration

IST, LLC shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

IRX Therapeutics

8
Isagro S P A

8
Isco Industries

8
ISR Immune System…

8
Itea S P A

8
ITI

8
Iucf-hyu

8
Icertis

8
IST ◀

8

What this shows IST holds 8 patents at rank #32,062, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near IST

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,062 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY React…)

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

IST's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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IST, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	12.5%
2018	1	12.5%
2020	2	25.0%
2021	1	12.5%
2022	2	25.0%
2024	1	12.5%

Which technologies does IST, LLC patent most?

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 4

G03G - ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; Magnetography 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 2

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 2

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 2

C10M - Lubricating Compositions ; USE OF Chemical Substances Either Alone OR AS Lubricating Ingredients IN A Lubricating Composition 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

C10N - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass C10m Relating TO Lubricating Compositions 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

D01F - Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments 1

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 1

Top 15 of 20 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

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

IST, LLC's lead technology class is C08G (Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C08G
Ranked #32,137 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare IST, LLC against IRX Therapeutics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.4/100 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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