Where does L3 Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), L3 Technologies, Inc. ranks #4,566 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 Technologies, Inc. hold?

L3 Technologies, Inc. holds 77 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 45 technology areas.

What is L3 Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

L3 Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 52.3 out of 100 (top 10% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is L3 Technologies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

L3 Technologies, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +96% 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 Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

L3 Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 18.8 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 Technologies, 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

L3 Technologies, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does L3 Technologies, Inc. focus on?

L3 Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 33 patents. Grants appear in 45 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 77 granted patents across 45 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, L3 ranks #4,566 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 77 patents across 45 technology areas.

#4,566
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.3/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent: +96%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4566 · US Corporation #4,566 · 77 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 77 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,566/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hunan Brunp…
CPC-WIDE H04L · 45 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +96% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
L3 · this assignee

52
Montres Breguet · near

52
Next Silicon · near

52
Ottobock SE & Kgaa · near

52
University of Adelaide · near

52
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows L3's Innovation Score is 52.3/100 (top 10% 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.

Where L3's grants concentrate

L3 Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 45 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (21 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2024. By volume, L3 sits between Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. and Matterport, Inc..

L3's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, L3 Technologies, Inc. moved from 45 to 15 grants (0.33x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Hunan Brunp Recyc…

77
Idorsia Pharmaceu…

77
Isis Innovation

77
J S T MFG

77
Loewenstein Medic…

77
Lighting Science…

77
Meiji

77
Matterport

77
L3 ◀

77

What this shows L3 holds 77 patents at rank #4,566, 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 #4,566 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for L3, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (52 here).

Ottobock SE & Co. Kgaa 52 Montres Breguet S.A. 52 Next Silicon Ltd 52 University of Adelaide 52

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.8 here).

Evolva SA 18.8 avg NIO USA, Inc. 18.8 avg Hill-Rom Services, Inc. 18.8 avg Verily Life Sciences LLC 18.8 avg

L3's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 10% higher than 90% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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L3 Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	7	9.1%
2018	10	13.0%
2019	9	11.7%
2020	21	27.3%
2021	15	19.5%
2022	6	7.8%
2023	6	7.8%
2024	3	3.9%

Which technologies does L3 Technologies, Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 33

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 22

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 12

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 10

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 10

H04B - Transmission 9

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 7

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 6

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 6

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 5

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 4

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 4

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 3

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 3

H04K - Secret COMMUNICATION; Jamming OF Communication 3

Top 15 of 45 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,566

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

L3 Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

L3 Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #4,566 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare L3 Technologies, Inc. against Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.3/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.