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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Snapchat, Inc. ranks #12,229 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 Snapchat, Inc. hold?

Snapchat, Inc. holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Snapchat, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Snapchat, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 33.1 out of 100 (43rd 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 Snapchat, Inc. focus on?

Snapchat, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 15 patents, ranking #1,732 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

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

Snapchat, 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 Snapchat, Inc.'s patents?

Snapchat, Inc.'s patents average 14.4 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 Snapchat, 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

Snapchat, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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, Snapchat ranks #12,229 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 14 technology areas.

#12,229
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (33.1/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12229 · US Corporation #12,229 · 25 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 25 grants
UPPER-Q #12,229/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Shanghai Biren…
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Shanghai Biren Technology Co., Ltd (±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 Snapchat’s 33.1 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 11.3 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (40%) Claim depth 8.6 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Delphix · near

33
Frontiir PTE · near

33
Hoshino Gakki · near

33
Snapchat · this assignee

33
Vista Clara · near

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Snapchat's Innovation Score is 33.1/100 (43rd 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 Snapchat?

Each dot is one of Snapchat’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). Snapchat’s own 14.4 claims/patent is at or below the 17.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Snapchat's grants concentrate

Snapchat, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (16 grants) versus a trough of 9 in 2015. By volume, Snapchat sits between Shanghai Biren Technology Co., Ltd and Syntropy Systems, LLC.

Shanghai Biren Te…

25
Shieldx Networks

25
Shin Nippon Biome…

25
Shockwatch

25
Sorenson Media

25
Sourcing Solution…

25
Steinel

25
Syntropy Systems

25
Snapchat ◀

25

What this shows Snapchat holds 25 patents at rank #12,241, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Snapchat

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,241 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Snapchat, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information), Snapchat ranks #1,732 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (33 here).

Delphix Corp. 33 Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. 33 Vista Clara Inc. 33 Frontiir PTE Ltd. 33

Snapchat's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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Snapchat, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	36.0%
2016	16	64.0%

Which technologies does Snapchat, Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 15

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 13

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 7

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 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 7

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 6

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 5

H04H - Broadcast Communication 3

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 2

H04M - Telephonic Communication 2

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 2

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 2

G11B - Information Storage Based ON Relative Movement Between Record Carrier AND Transducer 1

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 1

Top 14 of 14 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

Snapchat, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #12,229 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Snapchat, Inc. against Shanghai Biren Technology Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.1/100 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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