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Nextnav, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 122 granted patents across 21 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: 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 ARRA).

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122
Total patents granted
21
CPC technology areas
24.4
Avg claims per patent
+22%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Nextnav holds 122 US patents across 21 technology areas, rank #3,103 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,103
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.5/100)
24.4
avg claims per patent
+22%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Nextnav, Llc has been granted 122 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Nextnav, Llc at rank #3,103 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 21 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 24.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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 ARRA). As a US Corporation, Nextnav, Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Nextnav sits between MAN Energy Solutions SE (122 patents, rank #3,099) and Smartsky Networks Llc (122 patents, rank #3,107) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.5/100 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 67 grants, compared with 55 in the 2015–2019 window, a +22% 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. Nextnav, Llc's 24.4 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 21 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Nextnav, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Nextnav's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Nextnav holds 122 patents at rank #3,103, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

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

Companies ranked near Nextnav

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,103 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01S (Radio Direction-finding)

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

Nextnav's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 9% higher than 91% 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%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 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

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Nextnav, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 4 3.3%
2016 9 7.4%
2017 11 9.0%
2018 14 11.5%
2019 17 13.9%
2020 13 10.7%
2021 10 8.2%
2022 11 9.0%
2023 15 12.3%
2024 10 8.2%
2025 8 6.6%

Which technologies does Nextnav, Llc patent most?

Top 15 of 21 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Complex
Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,103

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.5 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 Nextnav, Llc hold?
Nextnav, Llc holds 122 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 21 technology areas.
What is Nextnav, Llc's Innovation Score?
Nextnav, Llc has an Innovation Score of 53.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Nextnav, Llc focus on?
Nextnav, Llc's top technology area is 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) with 69 patents. The company has filed patents in 21 CPC subclasses total.
Is Nextnav, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Nextnav, Llc's recent filing velocity is +22% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for Nextnav, Llc's patents?
Nextnav, Llc's patents average 24.4 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.
How is the Nextnav, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Nextnav's 122 grants land it in the top 9% 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 - Nextnav ranks #3,103 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01S - see who else leads that technology area. G01S 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

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.