Where does Qwest Communications International Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Qwest Communications International Inc. ranks #6,269 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 Qwest Communications International Inc. hold?

Qwest Communications International Inc. holds 54 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Qwest Communications International Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Qwest Communications International Inc. has an Innovation Score of 43.0 out of 100 (top 29% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Qwest Communications International Inc. focus on?

Qwest Communications International Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 30 patents, ranking #986 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

Is Qwest Communications International Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Qwest Communications International Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -96% 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 Qwest Communications International Inc.'s patents?

Qwest Communications International Inc.'s patents average 20.3 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 Qwest Communications International 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

Qwest Communications International Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 54 granted patents across 23 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Qwest ranks #6,269 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 54 patents across 23 technology areas.

#6,269
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.0/100): 20.3
avg claims per patent: -96%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6269 · US Corporation #6,269 · 54 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 54 grants
UPPER-Q #6,269/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Pacira Pharmaceuticals
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 23 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -96% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, 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.

How Qwest’s 43.0 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 13.8 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 17.0 pts (40%) Claim depth 12.2 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cooler Master… · near

43
Coplus · near

43
Graco Children's… · near

43
Qwest Communications… · this assignee

43
Nelson Irrigation · near

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Qwest's Innovation Score is 43.0/100 (top 29% 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 Qwest?

Each dot is one of Qwest’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). Qwest’s own 20.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Qwest's grants concentrate

Qwest Communications International Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 55.6% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (21 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, Qwest sits between Polytronics Technology Corp. and Santoni S.P.A..

Polytronics Techn…

54
Progress Profiles…

54
Pacira Pharmaceut…

54
Phase Sensitive I…

54
REE Automotive

54
Research Cooperat…

54
Sandisk IL

54
Santoni S P A

54
Qwest Communicati… ◀

54

What this shows Qwest holds 54 patents at rank #6,268, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Qwest

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,268 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Qwest, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information), Qwest ranks #986 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

Graco Children's Products, Inc. 43 Coplus Inc. 43 Cooler Master Technology Inc. 43 Nelson Irrigation Corporation 43

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (20.3 here).

National Oilwell DHT, L.P. 20.3 avg Takara Bio USA, Inc. 20.3 avg Amyris, Inc. 20.3 avg NBCUniversal Media, LLC 20.3 avg

Qwest's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Qwest Communications International Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	21	38.9%
2016	17	31.5%
2017	10	18.5%
2018	2	3.7%
2019	2	3.7%
2020	2	3.7%

Which technologies does Qwest Communications International Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 30

H04M - Telephonic Communication 26

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 17

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 15

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 8

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

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 6

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 5

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 3

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 3

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 3

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 3

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 2

Top 15 of 23 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

Qwest Communications International Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Qwest Communications International Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 55.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #6,269 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Qwest Communications International Inc. against Polytronics Technology Corp., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.0/100 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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