Overall rank by patents
#42,987
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 3 technology areas, active 2016–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).
The verdict
Start holds 6 US patents across 3 technology areas, rank #42,987 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Start Project, Llc has been granted 6 US utility patents between 2016 and 2024, placing Start Project, Llc at rank #42,987 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 3 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, Start Project, Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Start sits between STAR Group IND. Co., Ltd (6 patents, rank #42,983) and State GRID Shandong Electric Power Research Institute (6 patents, rank #42,991) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 38.2/100 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 2 grants, compared with 4 in the 2015–2019 window, a -50% 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. Start Project, Llc's 20.0 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while specialization in 3 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Start Project, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
STAR GROUP IND. CO., LTD
6 patents
STAR SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
6 patents
STARBREEZE PARIS
6 patents
STARKLAB
6 patents
STATE GRID ANHUI ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
6 patents
STATE GRID ELECTRIC POWER REREARCH INSTITUTE CO. LTD
6 patents
STATE GRID JIBEI ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
6 patents
STATE GRID SHANDONG ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
6 patents
START PROJECT, LLC
6 patents
What this shows Start holds 6 patents at rank #42,987, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #42,987 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Start's primary technology class.
Start's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
38 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 16.7% |
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#42,987
Across all tracked assignees
38.2 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Start's 6 grants land it in the top 41% 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.