Where does Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc. ranks #23,450 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 Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc. hold?

Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.4 out of 100 (24th 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 Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc. focus on?

Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc.'s top technology area is H04B (Transmission) with 11 patents, ranking #751 of 3,909 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Spreadtrum Communications USA 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 Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc.'s patents?

Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc.'s patents average 16.5 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 Spreadtrum Communications USA 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

Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 6 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: H04B (Transmission).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Spreadtrum ranks #23,450 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 6 technology areas.

#23,450
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 24th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.4/100): 16.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23450 · US Corporation #23,450 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,450/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Speed Charge
CPC-NARROW H04B · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Speed Charge, LLC (±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 Spreadtrum’s 27.4 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 8.9 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (32%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Spreadtrum's Innovation Score is 27.4/100 (24th 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 Spreadtrum?

Each dot is one of Spreadtrum’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). Spreadtrum’s own 16.5 claims/patent is at or below the 17.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Spreadtrum's grants concentrate

Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 91.7% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Spreadtrum sits between Speed Charge, LLC and ST. John's University.

Speed Charge

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Speedx PTY

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Sphere Fluidics

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Spiway

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SPY EYE

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SR Systems

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Ssimwave

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What this shows Spreadtrum holds 12 patents at rank #23,386, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Spreadtrum

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,386 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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

Spreadtrum's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 24th percentile higher than 24% 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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Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	33.3%
2016	3	25.0%
2017	2	16.7%
2018	1	8.3%
2019	2	16.7%

Which technologies does Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc. patent most?

H04B - Transmission 11

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 6

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 4

H03L - Automatic Control, Starting, Synchronisation OR Stabilisation OF Generators OF Electronic Oscillations OR Pulses 2

H03G - Control OF Amplification 2

H03B - Generation OF Oscillations, Directly OR BY Frequency-changing, BY Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate IN A Non-switching MANNER; Generation OF Noise BY Such Circuits 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc.'s lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 91.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
Ranked #23,450 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Spreadtrum Communications USA Inc. against Speed Charge, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.4/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.