Where does L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc. ranks #16,150 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 L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc. hold?

L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.1 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc.'s patents?

L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc.'s patents average 22.9 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc. focus on?

L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags) with 11 patents, ranking #89 of 835 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, 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 PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, L-3 ranks #16,150 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 10 technology areas.

#16,150
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.1/100): 22.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16150 · US Corporation #16,150 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,150/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Knog Pty
CPC-FOCUS G01V · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Knog Pty Ltd (±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 L-3’s 35.1 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 10.2 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (32%) Claim depth 13.7 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
L-3 Communications… · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows L-3's Innovation Score is 35.1/100 (top 50% 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 L-3?

Each dot is one of L-3’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). L-3’s own 22.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

L-3 vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where L-3's grants concentrate

L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 61.1% of grants classified under G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, L-3 sits between Knog Pty Ltd and LAS Vegas Sands Corp..

Knog Pty

18
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18
Konecranes

18
Kraton Chemical

18
L B Foster

18
L I F E

18
Landos Biopharma

18
LAS Vegas Sands

18
L-3 Communication… ◀

18

What this shows L-3 holds 18 patents at rank #16,148, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near L-3

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,148 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in L-3's primary technology class.

L-3's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 50% higher than 50% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	27.8%
2016	4	22.2%
2017	3	16.7%
2018	5	27.8%
2019	1	5.6%

Which technologies does L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc. patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 11

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 8

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 7

G01T - Measurement OF Nuclear OR X-radiation 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 3

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

H05G - X-ray Technique 1

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

Top 10 of 10 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

L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags), 61.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01V
Ranked #16,150 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc. against Knog Pty Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.1/100 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

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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

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