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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Limelight Networks, Inc. ranks #10,389 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 Limelight Networks, Inc. hold?

Limelight Networks, Inc. holds 30 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 6 technology areas.

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

Limelight Networks, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.0 out of 100 (top 39% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Limelight Networks, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 23 patents, ranking #1,229 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

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

Limelight Networks, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -93% 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 Limelight Networks, Inc.'s patents?

Limelight Networks, Inc.'s patents average 19.6 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 Limelight 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

Limelight Networks, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 30 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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, Limelight ranks #10,389 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 30 patents across 6 technology areas.

#10,389
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 39%
by Innovation Score (39.0/100): 19.6
avg claims per patent: -93%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10389 · US Corporation #10,389 · 30 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 30 grants
UPPER-Q #10,389/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH La Crosse Technology
CPC-NARROW H04L · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -93% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: La Crosse Technology 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 Limelight’s 39.0 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 11.9 pts (30%) Velocity 6.7 pts (17%) Breadth 8.7 pts (22%) Claim depth 11.8 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AQ · near

39
Contech Engineered… · near

39
Labinal Power Systems · near

39
Limelight Networks · this assignee

39
ShenZhen Treasure… · near

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Limelight's Innovation Score is 39.0/100 (top 39% 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 Limelight?

Each dot is one of Limelight’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). Limelight’s own 19.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Limelight's grants concentrate

Limelight Networks, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 76.7% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (20 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Limelight sits between LBP Manufacturing LLC and La Crosse Technology Ltd..

Limelight's three-year grant acceleration

Limelight Networks, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

LBP Manufacturing

30
Leaf Healthcare

30
Legrand AV

30
Liebel-flarsheim

30
Lindal France SAS

30
Lisec Austria

30
LM Glasfiber A/S

30
La Crosse Technol…

30
Limelight Networks ◀

30

What this shows Limelight holds 30 patents at rank #10,384, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Limelight

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,384 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Limelight, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information), Limelight ranks #1,229 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (39 here).

Contech Engineered Solutions LLC 39 Labinal Power Systems 39 AQ Corporation 39 ShenZhen Treasure City Technology Co., Ltd. 39

Limelight's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 39% higher than 61% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Limelight Networks, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	20	66.7%
2016	2	6.7%
2017	5	16.7%
2018	1	3.3%
2020	1	3.3%
2022	1	3.3%

Which technologies does Limelight Networks, Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 23

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 11

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 3

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND Communication Technologies [ICT], I.E. Information AND Communication Technologies Aiming AT THE Reduction OF Their OWN Energy USE 1

Top 6 of 6 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

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

Limelight Networks, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 76.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #10,389 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Limelight Networks, Inc. against LBP Manufacturing LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.0/100 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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