Overall rank by patents
#23,450
of 50,000 tracked assignees
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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Spreadtrum ranks #23,450 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 6 technology areas.
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
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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Spreadtrum Communica… · this assignee
27 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Spreadtrum's Innovation Score is 27.4/100 (top 76% 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.
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.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SPEED CHARGE, LLC
12 patents
SPEEDX PTY LTD
12 patents
SPHERE FLUIDICS LIMITED
12 patents
SPIWAY LLC
12 patents
SPY EYE, LLC
12 patents
SR Systems, LLC
12 patents
SSIMWAVE INC.
12 patents
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
12 patents
SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS USA INC.
12 patents
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.
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,386 in granted patent volume.
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 Top 76% higher than 24% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| 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% |
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#23,450
of 50,000 tracked assignees
27.4 out of 100
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.