Where does Qualcomm Atheros Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Qualcomm Atheros Inc. ranks #49,889 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 Qualcomm Atheros Inc. hold?

Qualcomm Atheros Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2018, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Qualcomm Atheros Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Qualcomm Atheros Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.4 out of 100 (34th 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 Qualcomm Atheros Inc. focus on?

Qualcomm Atheros Inc.'s top technology area is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks) with 3 patents, ranking #3,093 of 5,904 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Qualcomm Atheros Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Qualcomm Atheros 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 Qualcomm Atheros Inc.'s patents?

Qualcomm Atheros Inc.'s patents average 23.6 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 Qualcomm Atheros 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

Qualcomm Atheros Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2018. 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: H04W (Wireless Communication Networks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Qualcomm ranks #49,889 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 8 technology areas.

#49,889
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.4/100): 23.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49889 · US Corporation #49,889 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #49,889/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH QRC
CPC-NARROW H04W · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: QRC, LLC (±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 Qualcomm’s 30.4 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 6.2 pts (20%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (33%) Claim depth 14.2 pts (47%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Qualcomm Atheros · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Qualcomm's Innovation Score is 30.4/100 (34th 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 Qualcomm?

Each dot is one of Qualcomm’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). Qualcomm’s own 23.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Qualcomm's grants concentrate

Qualcomm Atheros Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under H04W (Wireless Communication Networks). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Qualcomm sits between QRC, LLC and Quantum IP, LLC.

QRC

5
Qsigma

5
Quadex Pharmaceut…

5
Quadro Vehicles

5
Qualcomm Switch

5
Quality Aspirators

5
Qualtia Alimentos…

5
Quantum IP

5
Qualcomm Atheros ◀

5

What this shows Qualcomm holds 5 patents at rank #49,883, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Qualcomm

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,883 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Qualcomm's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2018

Grants by year

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

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Qualcomm Atheros Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	60.0%
2017	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Qualcomm Atheros Inc. patent most?

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 3

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

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 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H04B - Transmission 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Qualcomm Atheros Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Qualcomm Atheros Inc.'s lead technology class is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04W
Ranked #49,889 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Qualcomm Atheros Inc. against QRC, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.4/100 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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