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NAVY Federal Credit Union

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 0 technology areas, active 2016–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search.

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16
Total patents granted
0
CPC technology areas
1.0
Avg claims per patent
+29%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

NAVY holds 16 US patents across 0 technology areas, rank #17,921 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#17,921
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 66%
by Innovation Score (30.4/100)
1.0
avg claims per patent
+29%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

NAVY Federal Credit Union has been granted 16 US utility patents between 2016 and 2023, placing NAVY Federal Credit Union at rank #17,921 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 0 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 1.0 claims per patent. As a US Corporation, NAVY Federal Credit Union is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 30.4/100 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 9 grants, compared with 7 in the 2015–2019 window, a +29% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. NAVY Federal Credit Union's 1.0 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while specialization in 0 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark NAVY Federal Credit Union against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

How does NAVY compare?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows NAVY holds 16 patents, placing it at rank #17,921 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

NAVY's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 Top 66% higher than 34% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). This entry sits in this band. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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NAVY Federal Credit Union patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2016 1 6.3%
2018 5 31.3%
2019 1 6.3%
2022 1 6.3%
2023 8 50.0%

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Specialized
Claim Depth Simple
Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#17,921

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

30.4 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 NAVY Federal Credit Union hold?
NAVY Federal Credit Union holds 16 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2023, spanning 0 technology areas.
What is NAVY Federal Credit Union's Innovation Score?
NAVY Federal Credit Union has an Innovation Score of 30.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does NAVY Federal Credit Union focus on?
NAVY Federal Credit Union has filed patents across 0 technology areas classified under the Cooperative Patent Classification system.
Is NAVY Federal Credit Union's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
NAVY Federal Credit Union's recent filing velocity is +29% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for NAVY Federal Credit Union's patents?
NAVY Federal Credit Union's patents average 1.0 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.
How is the NAVY Federal Credit Union 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.

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How to use this portfolio

NAVY's 16 grants land it in the top 66% 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 - NAVY ranks #17,921 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • 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.

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

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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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