Where does Sonus Networks, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sonus Networks, Inc. ranks #6,954 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 Sonus Networks, Inc. hold?

Sonus Networks, Inc. holds 48 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Sonus Networks, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Sonus Networks, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.2 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sonus Networks, Inc. focus on?

Sonus Networks, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 45 patents, ranking #712 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

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

Sonus Networks, 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 Sonus Networks, Inc.'s patents?

Sonus Networks, Inc.'s patents average 19.7 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 Sonus Networks, 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

Sonus Networks, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 48 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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, Sonus ranks #6,954 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 48 patents across 8 technology areas.

#6,954
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.2/100): 19.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6954 · US Corporation #6,954 · 48 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 48 grants
UPPER-Q #6,954/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Saudi Aramco
CPC-NARROW H04L · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Saudi Aramco Technologies Company (±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 Sonus’s 35.2 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 13.4 pts (38%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (28%) Claim depth 11.8 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cloudminds (BEIJING) · near

35
Lwrc International · near

35
Nuvaira · near

35
Sonus Networks · this assignee

35
Worthington… · near

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Sonus's Innovation Score is 35.2/100 (top 50% 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 Sonus?

Each dot is one of Sonus’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). Sonus’s own 19.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Sonus's grants concentrate

Sonus Networks, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 93.8% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (15 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2019. By volume, Sonus sits between Saudi Aramco Technologies Company and Textron Inc..

Saudi Aramco

48
Seek Thermal

48
Shaheen Innovatio…

48
Shenzhen Jisu Tec…

48
Sunmodo

48
Temper Axle Produ…

48
Terex USA

48
Textron

48
Sonus Networks ◀

48

What this shows Sonus holds 48 patents at rank #6,956, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sonus

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,956 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Sonus, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information), Sonus ranks #712 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (35 here).

Lwrc International LLC 35 Worthington Armstrong Venture 35 Nuvaira, Inc. 35 Cloudminds (BEIJING) Technologies Co., Ltd. 35

Sonus's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 50% higher than 50% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Sonus Networks, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	16.7%
2016	10	20.8%
2017	15	31.3%
2018	12	25.0%
2019	3	6.3%

Which technologies does Sonus Networks, Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 45

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 21

H04M - Telephonic Communication 5

H04Q - Selecting 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

H04J - Multiplex Communication 2

H04B - Transmission 2

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 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

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

Sonus Networks, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 93.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #6,954 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sonus Networks, Inc. against Saudi Aramco Technologies Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.2/100 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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