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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SOLiD, Inc. ranks #2,376 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 SOLiD, Inc. hold?

SOLiD, Inc. holds 165 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is SOLiD, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

SOLiD, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.5 out of 100 (top 23% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SOLiD, Inc. focus on?

SOLiD, Inc.'s top technology area is H04B (Transmission) with 129 patents. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

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

SOLiD, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +8% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for SOLiD, Inc.'s patents?

SOLiD, Inc.'s patents average 12.0 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 SOLiD, 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 Foreign Corporation

SOLiD, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 165 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: H04B (Transmission).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Solid ranks #2,376 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 165 patents across 22 technology areas.

#2,376
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.5/100): 12.0
avg claims per patent: +8%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2376 · Foreign Corporation #2,376 · 165 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 165 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,376/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Horiba Stec
CPC-FOCUS H04B · 22 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +8% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Horiba Stec, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Fisher & Paykel… · near

46
SOLiD · this assignee

46
The Wistar Institute… · near

46
UDC Ireland · near

46
WhatsApp · near

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Solid's Innovation Score is 45.5/100 (top 23% 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.

Where Solid's grants concentrate

SOLiD, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 78.2% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (31 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Solid sits between Horiba Stec, Co., Ltd. and Liveperson, Inc..

Solid's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, SOLiD, Inc. moved from 69 to 42 grants (0.61x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,426. See the growth leaderboard.

Horiba Stec

165
Inscripta

165
Meso Scale

165
Ping AN Technolog…

165
Solid ◀

165
Amogreentech

164
Bridgelux

164
Faurecia Sièges d…

164
Liveperson

164

What this shows SOLiD holds 165 patents at rank #2,376, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SOLiD

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,376 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for SOLiD, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (46 here).

UDC Ireland Limited 46 WhatsApp LLC 46 The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology 46 Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited 46

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.0 here).

Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals MFG. Co., Ltd. 12.0 avg Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc. 12.0 avg Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG 12.0 avg Nihon Kohden Corporation 12.0 avg

Solid's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 23% higher than 77% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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SOLiD, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	0.6%
2016	1	0.6%
2017	17	10.3%
2018	24	14.5%
2019	31	18.8%
2020	21	12.7%
2021	17	10.3%
2022	19	11.5%
2023	15	9.1%
2024	8	4.8%
2025partial year	11	6.7%

Which technologies does SOLiD, Inc. patent most?

H04B - Transmission 129

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 83

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 70

H04J - Multiplex Communication 29

H03F - Amplifiers 9

H04Q - Selecting 8

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 6

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 6

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

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 4

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 4

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 3

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,376

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.5 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

SOLiD, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 78.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
Ranked #2,376 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SOLiD, Inc. against Horiba Stec, Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.5/100 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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