USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Sprint Spectrum Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,166 granted patents across 25 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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1,166

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.7

Avg claims per patent

-62%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Sprint holds 1,166 US patents across 25 technology areas, rank #376 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#376
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.1/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: -62%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Sprint Spectrum Llc has been granted 1,166 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Sprint Spectrum Llc at rank #376 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 25 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS). As a US Corporation, Sprint Spectrum Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Sprint sits between Smith & Nephew, Inc. (1,172 patents, rank #372) and Analog Devices, Inc. (1,151 patents, rank #380) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.1/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 324 grants, compared with 842 in the 2015–2019 window, a -62% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Sprint Spectrum Llc's 17.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 25 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Sprint Spectrum Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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1,157
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1,156
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What this shows Sprint holds 1,166 patents at rank #376, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Sprint

By rank, the assignees closest to #376 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Sprint's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Sprint Spectrum Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	192	16.5%
2016	205	17.6%
2017	167	14.3%
2018	170	14.6%
2019	108	9.3%
2020	103	8.8%
2021	71	6.1%
2022	61	5.2%
2023	58	5.0%
2024	26	2.2%
2025	5	0.4%

Which technologies does Sprint Spectrum Llc patent most?

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 1,087

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 454

H04B - TRANSMISSION 227

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 43

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 40

H04J - MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION 36

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 13

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 7

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 7

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 5

H04H - BROADCAST COMMUNICATION 4

H03M - CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL 3

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 3

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 3

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 3

Top 15 of 25 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#376

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Sprint Spectrum Llc hold?

Sprint Spectrum Llc holds 1,166 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is Sprint Spectrum Llc's Innovation Score?

Sprint Spectrum Llc has an Innovation Score of 56.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Sprint Spectrum Llc focus on?

Sprint Spectrum Llc's top technology area is H04W (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS) with 1,087 patents. The company has filed patents in 25 CPC subclasses total.

Is Sprint Spectrum Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Sprint Spectrum Llc's recent filing velocity is -62% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Sprint Spectrum Llc's patents?

Sprint Spectrum Llc's patents average 17.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Sprint Spectrum 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.

How to use this portfolio

Sprint's 1,166 grants land it in the top 6% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Sprint ranks #376 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04W - see who else leads that technology area. H04W leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.