USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

L3 Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 77 granted patents across 45 technology areas, active 2017–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

Compiled by PlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.8

Avg claims per patent

+96%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

L3 holds 77 US patents across 45 technology areas, rank #4,566 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,566
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.3/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent: +96%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

L3 Technologies, Inc. has been granted 77 US utility patents between 2017 and 2024, placing L3 Technologies, Inc. at rank #4,566 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 45 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a US Corporation, L3 Technologies, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, L3 sits between Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. (77 patents, rank #4,562) and Matterport, Inc. (77 patents, rank #4,570) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.3/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 51 grants, compared with 26 in the 2015–2019 window, a +96% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. L3 Technologies, Inc.'s 18.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 45 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark L3 Technologies, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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77
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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.

L3's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 10% higher than 90% of 50,000 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

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,566

Across all 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?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does L3 Technologies, Inc. hold?

L3 Technologies, Inc. holds 77 US granted patents filed 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. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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. The company has filed patents in 45 CPC subclasses total.

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

L3 Technologies, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +96% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for L3 Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

L3 Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 18.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

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.

How to use this portfolio

L3's 77 grants land it in the top 10% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - L3 ranks #4,566 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.