Where does Kumu Networks, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Kumu Networks, Inc. ranks #5,091 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 Kumu Networks, Inc. hold?

Kumu Networks, Inc. holds 68 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Kumu Networks, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Kumu Networks, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.5 out of 100 (top 35% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Kumu Networks, Inc. focus on?

Kumu Networks, Inc.'s top technology area is H04B (Transmission) with 57 patents, ranking #179 of 3,909 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Kumu Networks, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Kumu Networks, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -42% 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 Kumu Networks, Inc.'s patents?

Kumu Networks, Inc.'s patents average 19.1 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 Kumu Networks, 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

Kumu Networks, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 68 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kumu ranks #5,091 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 68 patents across 12 technology areas.

#5,091
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 35%
by Innovation Score (40.5/100): 19.1
avg claims per patent: -42%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5091 · US Corporation #5,091 · 68 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 68 grants
UPPER-Q #5,091/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Jade Bird Display…
CPC-FOCUS H04B · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -42% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Jade Bird Display (Shanghai) Limited (±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 Kumu’s 40.5 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 14.6 pts (36%) Velocity 2.2 pts (5%) Breadth 12.2 pts (30%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Accedian Networks · near

41
Adaptix · near

41
Kumu Networks · this assignee

41
Xicato · near

41
ZPE Systems · near

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Kumu's Innovation Score is 40.5/100 (top 35% 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 Kumu?

Each dot is one of Kumu’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). Kumu’s own 19.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Kumu's grants concentrate

Kumu Networks, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 83.8% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (15 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2015. By volume, Kumu sits between Jade Bird Display (Shanghai) Limited and Medtronic Holding Company Sarl.

Kumu's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Kumu Networks, Inc. moved from 30 to 10 grants (0.33x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Jade Bird Display…

68
Kathrein-werke KG

68
Kellogg

68
Komori

68
Lvmh Recherche

68
Maquet Cardiovasc…

68
Medizinische Hoch…

68
Medtronic Holding…

68
Kumu Networks ◀

68

What this shows Kumu holds 68 patents at rank #5,089, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Kumu

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,089 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Kumu, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04B (Transmission), Kumu ranks #179 of 3,909 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (41 here).

Xicato, Inc. 41 Accedian Networks Inc. 41 Adaptix Ltd 41 ZPE Systems, Inc. 41

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.1 here).

SoundHound, Inc. 19.1 avg Hendrickson USA, L.L.C. 19.1 avg Laird Technologies, Inc. 19.1 avg Space Systems/Loral, LLC 19.1 avg

Kumu's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 35% higher than 65% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Kumu Networks, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	5.9%
2016	8	11.8%
2017	11	16.2%
2018	5	7.4%
2019	15	22.1%
2020	8	11.8%
2021	7	10.3%
2022	4	5.9%
2023	6	8.8%

Which technologies does Kumu Networks, Inc. patent most?

H04B - Transmission 57

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 44

H03H - Impedance Networks, e.g. Resonant CIRCUITS; Resonators 7

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 5

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 3

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 2

H03B - Generation OF Oscillations, Directly OR BY Frequency-changing, BY Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate IN A Non-switching MANNER; Generation OF Noise BY Such Circuits 2

H03F - Amplifiers 2

H03D - Demodulation OR Transference OF Modulation From ONE Carrier TO Another 2

H03C - Modulation 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Kumu Networks, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Kumu Networks, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 83.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
Ranked #5,091 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Kumu Networks, Inc. against Jade Bird Display (Shanghai) Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.5/100 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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