Where does Platypus IP LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Platypus IP LLC ranks #37,000 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 Platypus IP LLC hold?

Platypus IP LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Platypus IP LLC's Innovation Score?

Platypus IP LLC has an Innovation Score of 28.8 out of 100 (28th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Platypus IP LLC focus on?

Platypus IP LLC's top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 5 patents, ranking #2,173 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Platypus IP LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Platypus IP LLC's recent grant velocity is -83% 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 Platypus IP LLC's patents?

Platypus IP LLC's patents average 20.4 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 Platypus IP 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Platypus IP LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Platypus ranks #37,000 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 7 technology areas.

#37,000
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.8/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: -83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37000 · US Corporation #37,000 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #37,000/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Plasmatreat
CPC-NARROW H04N · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Plasmatreat 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 Platypus’s 28.8 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 (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (33%) Claim depth 12.3 pts (43%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Platypus IP · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Platypus's Innovation Score is 28.8/100 (28th percentile 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 Platypus?

Each dot is one of Platypus’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). Platypus’s own 20.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Platypus's grants concentrate

Platypus IP LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Platypus sits between Plasmatreat GmbH and Point Somee Limited Liability Company.

Plasmatreat

7
Plastiflex Group

7
Platech

7
Platinum Marine

7
Playnovation

7
Playsafer Surfaci…

7
Pleiotek

7
Point Somee Liabi…

7
Platypus IP ◀

7

What this shows Platypus holds 7 patents at rank #37,030, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Platypus

By rank, the assignees closest to #37,030 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Platypus's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

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

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Platypus IP LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	28.6%
2017	1	14.3%
2018	2	28.6%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Platypus IP LLC patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 5

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 4

G11B - Information Storage Based ON Relative Movement Between Record Carrier AND Transducer 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 2

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

Platypus IP LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Platypus IP LLC's lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #37,000 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Platypus IP LLC against Plasmatreat GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.8/100 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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