Where does Sorenson Communications, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Sorenson Communications, LLC ranks #11,082 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 Sorenson Communications, LLC hold?

Sorenson Communications, LLC holds 28 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Sorenson Communications, LLC's Innovation Score?

Sorenson Communications, LLC has an Innovation Score of 33.2 out of 100 (44th 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 Sorenson Communications, LLC focus on?

Sorenson Communications, LLC's top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 15 patents, ranking #957 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sorenson Communications, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Sorenson Communications, LLC'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 Sorenson Communications, LLC's patents?

Sorenson Communications, LLC's patents average 17.3 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 Sorenson Communications, LLC 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

Sorenson Communications, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 28 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Sorenson ranks #11,082 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 28 patents across 10 technology areas.

#11,082
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 44th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.2/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11082 · US Corporation #11,082 · 28 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 28 grants
UPPER-Q #11,082/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ShelterLogic
CPC-FOCUS H04N · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ShelterLogic Corp. (±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 Sorenson’s 33.2 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 11.6 pts (35%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (34%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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PneumRx · near

33
Sorenson Communicati… · this assignee

33
Terrestrial Energy · near

33
Vector Products · near

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Sorenson's Innovation Score is 33.2/100 (44th 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 Sorenson?

Each dot is one of Sorenson’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). Sorenson’s own 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Sorenson's grants concentrate

Sorenson Communications, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 53.6% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (14 grants) versus a trough of 5 in 2017. By volume, Sorenson sits between ShelterLogic Corp. and Sumitomo (SHI) Cryogenics of America, Inc..

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What this shows Sorenson holds 28 patents at rank #11,084, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sorenson

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,084 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Sorenson, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04N (Pictorial Communication), Sorenson ranks #957 of 5,951 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (33 here).

PneumRx, Inc. 33 Vector Products, Inc. 33 IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH 33 Terrestrial Energy, Inc. 33

Sorenson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 44th percentile higher than 44% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Sorenson Communications, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	32.1%
2016	14	50.0%
2017	5	17.9%

Which technologies does Sorenson Communications, LLC patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 15

H04M - Telephonic Communication 13

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 12

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 7

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 6

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 5

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 1

H04H - Broadcast Communication 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Sorenson Communications, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Sorenson Communications, LLC's lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 53.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #11,082 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Sorenson Communications, LLC against ShelterLogic Corp., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.2/100 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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