Where does L3 Latitude, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), L3 Latitude, LLC ranks #48,265 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 L3 Latitude, LLC hold?

L3 Latitude, LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2021, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is L3 Latitude, LLC's Innovation Score?

L3 Latitude, LLC has an Innovation Score of 30.4 out of 100 (34th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does L3 Latitude, LLC focus on?

L3 Latitude, LLC's top technology area is B64C (AEROPLANES; Helicopters) with 5 patents, ranking #199 of 592 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is L3 Latitude, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

L3 Latitude, LLC's recent grant velocity is +300% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for L3 Latitude, LLC's patents?

L3 Latitude, LLC's patents average 23.6 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 L3 Latitude, 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

L3 Latitude, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2021. 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: B64C (AEROPLANES; Helicopters).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, L3 ranks #48,265 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 8 technology areas.

#48,265
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.4/100): 23.6
avg claims per patent: +300%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R48265 · US Corporation #48,265 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #48,265/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH L-base
CPC-NARROW B64C · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +300% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: L-base Co., 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 L3’s 30.4 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 6.2 pts (20%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (33%) Claim depth 14.2 pts (47%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
L3 Latitude · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows L3's Innovation Score is 30.4/100 (34th percentile 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 L3?

Each dot is one of L3’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). L3’s own 23.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

L3 vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where L3's grants concentrate

L3 Latitude, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B64C (AEROPLANES; Helicopters). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, L3 sits between L&M Architectural Graphics, Inc. and Laboratories Leti S.L..

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5
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L-base

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5
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Lablabo

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5

What this shows L3 holds 5 patents at rank #48,272, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near L3

By rank, the assignees closest to #48,272 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64C (Aeroplanes)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in L3's primary technology class.

L3's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2021

Grants by year

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

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L3 Latitude, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2021	3	60.0%

Which technologies does L3 Latitude, LLC patent most?

B64C - AEROPLANES; Helicopters 5

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 5

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 1

B64F - Ground OR Aircraft-carrier-deck Installations Specially Adapted FOR USE IN Connection With AIRCRAFT; Designing, Manufacturing, Assembling, Cleaning, Maintaining OR Repairing Aircraft, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Handling, Transporting, Testing OR Inspecting Aircraft Components, NOT Otherwise Provide 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

L3 Latitude, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

L3 Latitude, LLC's lead technology class is B64C (AEROPLANES; Helicopters), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B64C
Ranked #48,265 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare L3 Latitude, LLC against L&M Architectural Graphics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.4/100 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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