Overall rank by patents
#30,245
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 3 technology areas, active 2020–2021. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION).
The verdict
Starfish holds 9 US patents across 3 technology areas, rank #30,245 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Starfish Technologies Llc has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2020 and 2021, placing Starfish Technologies Llc at rank #30,245 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 3 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION). As a US Corporation, Starfish Technologies Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Starfish sits between Stahl International B.v. (9 patents, rank #30,241) and Steel King Industries, Inc. (9 patents, rank #30,249) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 24.7/100 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 2020 through 2021, with 9 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. 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. Starfish Technologies Llc's 17.7 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 Starfish Technologies Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Stahl International B.V.
9 patents
Standard Alcohol Company of America, Inc.
9 patents
Standard Motor Products
9 patents
Star Institute of Intelligent Systems
9 patents
Stathera IP Holdings Inc.
9 patents
Steady Platform LLC
9 patents
Stealthbits Technologies LLC
9 patents
Steel King Industries, Inc.
9 patents
Starfish Technologies LLC
9 patents
What this shows Starfish holds 9 patents at rank #30,245, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #30,245 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Starfish's primary technology class.
Starfish's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
25 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 55.6% |
| 2021 | 4 | 44.4% |
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#30,245
Across all tracked assignees
24.7 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Starfish's 9 grants land it in the top 85% 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.