Where does Oxford Space Systems Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Oxford Space Systems Limited ranks #36,886 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 Oxford Space Systems Limited hold?

Oxford Space Systems Limited holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Oxford Space Systems Limited's Innovation Score?

Oxford Space Systems Limited has an Innovation Score of 40.1 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Oxford Space Systems Limited focus on?

Oxford Space Systems Limited's top technology area is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials) with 5 patents, ranking #524 of 1,637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Oxford Space Systems Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Oxford Space Systems Limited's recent grant velocity is +500% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Oxford Space Systems Limited's patents?

Oxford Space Systems Limited's patents average 17.0 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 Oxford Space Systems Limited 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 Foreign Corporation

Oxford Space Systems Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Oxford ranks #36,886 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 7 technology areas.

#36,886
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (40.1/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: +500%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36886 · Foreign Corporation #36,886 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,886/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Outokumpu Nirosta
CPC-NARROW H01Q · 7 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +500% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Outokumpu Nirosta GmbH (±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 Oxford’s 40.1 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 7.2 pts (18%) Velocity 13.3 pts (33%) Breadth 9.4 pts (23%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (25%)

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Oxford Space Systems · this assignee

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What this shows Oxford's Innovation Score is 40.1/100 (top 37% 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 Oxford?

Each dot is one of Oxford’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). Oxford’s own 17.0 claims/patent is at or below the 17.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Oxford's grants concentrate

Oxford Space Systems Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Oxford sits between Outokumpu Nirosta GmbH and Ozog Media, LLC.

Oxford's three-year grant acceleration

Oxford Space Systems Limited shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

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What this shows Oxford holds 7 patents at rank #36,864, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Oxford

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,864 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01Q (Antennas)

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

Oxford's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Oxford Space Systems Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%
2021	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%
2023	2	28.6%
2024	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Oxford Space Systems Limited patent most?

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 5

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 2

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Oxford Space Systems Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Oxford Space Systems Limited's lead technology class is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01Q
Ranked #36,886 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Oxford Space Systems Limited against Outokumpu Nirosta GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.1/100 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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