Where does Space Data Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Space Data Corporation ranks #19,172 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 Space Data Corporation hold?

Space Data Corporation holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Space Data Corporation's Innovation Score?

Space Data Corporation has an Innovation Score of 37.5 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Space Data Corporation focus on?

Space Data Corporation's top technology area is B64B (Lighter-than AIR Aircraft) with 15 patents, ranking #6 of 39 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is Space Data Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Space Data Corporation's recent grant velocity is -64% 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 Space Data Corporation's patents?

Space Data Corporation's patents average 23.8 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 Space Data Corporation 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

Space Data Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: B64B (Lighter-than AIR Aircraft).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Space ranks #19,172 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 15 technology areas.

#19,172
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.5/100): 23.8
avg claims per patent: -64%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19172 · US Corporation #19,172 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #19,172/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH SMS Siemag
CPC-FOCUS B64B · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.5/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -64% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: SMS Siemag AG (±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 Space’s 37.5 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 9.6 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 14.3 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Space Data · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Space's Innovation Score is 37.5/100 (top 43% 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 Space?

Each dot is one of Space’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). Space’s own 23.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Space's grants concentrate

Space Data Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B64B (Lighter-than AIR Aircraft). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Space sits between SMS Siemag AG and ST. Jude Medical Luxembourg Holdings II S.A.R.L. (.

SMS Siemag

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Soliddd

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15
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15

What this shows Space holds 15 patents at rank #19,131, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Space

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,131 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64B (Lighter-than AIR Aircraft)

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

Space's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Space Data Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	6.7%
2017	5	33.3%
2018	3	20.0%
2019	2	13.3%
2020	3	20.0%
2021	1	6.7%

Which technologies does Space Data Corporation patent most?

B64B - Lighter-than AIR Aircraft 15

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 11

H04B - Transmission 11

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 10

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 9

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 7

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 7

G01W - Meteorology 6

B64C - AEROPLANES; Helicopters 4

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 4

H04Q - Selecting 3

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 3

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 2

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 2

Top 15 of 15 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

Space Data Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Space Data Corporation's lead technology class is B64B (Lighter-than AIR Aircraft), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B64B
Ranked #19,172 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Space Data Corporation against SMS Siemag AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.5/100 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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