Overall rank by patents
#30,095
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 3 technology areas, active 2021–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04B (TRANSMISSION).
The verdict
ST holds 9 US patents across 3 technology areas, rank #30,095 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
ST Engineering Idirect (europe) CY Nv has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2021 and 2025, placing ST Engineering Idirect (europe) CY Nv at rank #30,095 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 3 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04B (TRANSMISSION). As a Foreign Corporation, ST Engineering Idirect (europe) CY Nv is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, ST sits between Spgprints B.v. (9 patents, rank #30,091) and Staubli LYON (9 patents, rank #30,099) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 44.1/100 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. Historical data spans 2021 through 2025, with 9 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The Foreign 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. ST Engineering Idirect (europe) CY Nv's 16.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while specialization in 3 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark ST Engineering Idirect (europe) CY Nv against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
SPGPrints B.V.
9 patents
SPI Pharma, Inc.
9 patents
SPINNOVA OY
9 patents
SPREADTRUM SEMICONDUCTOR (NANJING) CO., LTD.
9 patents
ST-ERICSSON SEMICONDUCTOR (BEIJING) CO., LTD
9 patents
ST. MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
9 patents
STABILA Messgeräte Gustav Ullrich GmbH
9 patents
STAUBLI LYON
9 patents
ST ENGINEERING IDIRECT (EUROPE) CY NV
9 patents
What this shows ST holds 9 patents at rank #30,095, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #30,095 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in ST's primary technology class.
ST's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
44 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2022 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2025 | 2 | 22.2% |
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#30,095
Across all tracked assignees
44.1 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
ST's 9 grants land it in the top 26% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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.