USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Sonos Experience Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 8 technology areas, active 2021–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04B (TRANSMISSION).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

24.6

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sonos holds 11 US patents across 8 technology areas, rank #25,282 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#25,282
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.3/100): 24.6
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Sonos Experience Limited has been granted 11 US utility patents between 2021 and 2025, placing Sonos Experience Limited at rank #25,282 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 8 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 24.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04B (TRANSMISSION). As a Foreign Corporation, Sonos Experience Limited is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sonos sits between Sonata Scientific Llc (11 patents, rank #25,278) and Spectricity (11 patents, rank #25,286) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.3/100 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. Historical data spans 2021 through 2025, with 11 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The Foreign 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. Sonos Experience Limited's 24.6 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 8 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sonos Experience Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Sonos holds 11 patents at rank #25,282, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Sonos's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Sonos Experience Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	9.1%
2022	1	9.1%
2023	4	36.4%
2024	3	27.3%
2025	2	18.2%

Which technologies does Sonos Experience Limited patent most?

H04B - TRANSMISSION 9

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 4

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 4

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 2

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 2

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 2

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

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Complex

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#25,282

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Sonos Experience Limited hold?

Sonos Experience Limited holds 11 US granted patents filed between 2021 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Sonos Experience Limited's Innovation Score?

Sonos Experience Limited has an Innovation Score of 53.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sonos Experience Limited focus on?

Sonos Experience Limited's top technology area is H04B (TRANSMISSION) with 9 patents. The company has filed patents in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sonos Experience Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Sonos Experience Limited.

What does claim depth mean for Sonos Experience Limited's patents?

Sonos Experience Limited's patents average 24.6 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Sonos Experience Limited 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.

How to use this portfolio

Sonos's 11 grants land it in the top 9% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Sonos ranks #25,282 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04B - see who else leads that technology area. H04B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team

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