Where does ParkerVision, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ParkerVision, Inc. ranks #11,765 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 ParkerVision, Inc. hold?

ParkerVision, Inc. holds 26 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is ParkerVision, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

ParkerVision, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.2 out of 100 (top 44% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ParkerVision, Inc. focus on?

ParkerVision, Inc.'s top technology area is H04B (Transmission) with 17 patents. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

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

ParkerVision, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 ParkerVision, Inc.'s patents?

ParkerVision, Inc.'s patents average 21.0 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 ParkerVision, 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

ParkerVision, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 26 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: H04B (Transmission).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Parkervision ranks #11,765 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 26 patents across 14 technology areas.

#11,765
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.2/100): 21.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11765 · US Corporation #11,765 · 26 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 26 grants
UPPER-Q #11,765/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Pairwise Plants…
CPC-FOCUS H04B · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Pairwise Plants Services, Inc. (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bayer Oy · near

37
Johnstech Internatio… · near

37
Kali Care · near

37
ParkerVision · this assignee

37
uniQure IP B V · near

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Parkervision's Innovation Score is 37.2/100 (top 44% 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.

Where Parkervision's grants concentrate

ParkerVision, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 65.4% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (11 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2017. By volume, Parkervision sits between Profile Products L.L.C. and Poynt LLC.

Profile Products…

26
Pairwise Plants S…

26
Parabit Systems

26
Paramount Automot…

26
Pavillon Data Sys…

26
Perfect

26
Plasser & Theurer…

26
Poynt

26
Parkervision ◀

26

What this shows ParkerVision holds 26 patents at rank #11,770, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ParkerVision

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,770 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for ParkerVision, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (37 here).

Kali Care, Inc. 37 uniQure IP B.V. 37 Bayer Oy 37 Johnstech International Corporation 37

Parkervision's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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ParkerVision, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	26.9%
2016	11	42.3%
2017	4	15.4%
2019	4	15.4%

Which technologies does ParkerVision, Inc. patent most?

H04B - Transmission 17

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 13

H03C - Modulation 11

H03F - Amplifiers 9

H03D - Demodulation OR Transference OF Modulation From ONE Carrier TO Another 9

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 6

H03G - Control OF Amplification 4

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 3

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

H03H - Impedance Networks, e.g. Resonant CIRCUITS; Resonators 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

Top 14 of 14 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#11,765

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

37.2 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

ParkerVision, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 65.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
Ranked #11,765 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ParkerVision, Inc. against Profile Products L.L.C., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.2/100 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

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.