Overall rank by patents
#257
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,652 granted patents across 35 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).
The verdict
PURE holds 1,652 US patents across 35 technology areas, rank #257 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
PURE Storage, Inc. has been granted 1,652 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing PURE Storage, Inc. at rank #257 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 35 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, PURE Storage, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, PURE sits between Rockwell Collins, Inc. (1,679 patents, rank #253) and Rambus Inc. (1,626 patents, rank #261) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 65.6/100 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 1,290 grants, compared with 362 in the 2015–2019 window, a +256% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. PURE Storage, Inc.'s 18.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 35 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark PURE Storage, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
1,679 patents
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
1,672 patents
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
1,666 patents
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
1,659 patents
PURE STORAGE, INC.
1,652 patents
Infineon Technologies Austria AG
1,650 patents
Au Optronics Corporation
1,648 patents
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
1,631 patents
Rambus Inc.
1,626 patents
What this shows PURE holds 1,652 patents at rank #257, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #257 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in PURE's primary technology class.
PURE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
66 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17 | 1.0% |
| 2016 | 31 | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 56 | 3.4% |
| 2018 | 52 | 3.1% |
| 2019 | 206 | 12.5% |
| 2020 | 209 | 12.7% |
| 2021 | 199 | 12.0% |
| 2022 | 199 | 12.0% |
| 2023 | 252 | 15.3% |
| 2024 | 273 | 16.5% |
| 2025 | 158 | 9.6% |
Top 15 of 35 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#257
Across all tracked assignees
65.6 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
PURE's 1,652 grants land it in the top 1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.