Where does SubCom, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SubCom, LLC ranks #6,285 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does SubCom, LLC hold?

SubCom, LLC holds 54 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 24 technology areas.

What is SubCom, LLC's Innovation Score?

SubCom, LLC has an Innovation Score of 51.6 out of 100 (top 11% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does SubCom, LLC focus on?

SubCom, LLC's top technology area is H04B (Transmission) with 41 patents, ranking #242 of 3,909 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 24 CPC subclasses total.

Is SubCom, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

SubCom, LLC's recent grant velocity is +310% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for SubCom, LLC's patents?

SubCom, LLC's patents average 16.9 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the SubCom, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

SubCom, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 54 granted patents across 24 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Subcom ranks #6,285 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 54 patents across 24 technology areas.

#6,285
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (51.6/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: +310%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6285 · US Corporation #6,285 · 54 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 54 grants
UPPER-Q #6,285/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Seurat
CPC-FOCUS H04B · 24 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +310% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Seurat Technologies, Inc. (±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.

How Subcom’s 51.6 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 13.8 pts (27%) Velocity 10.3 pts (20%) Breadth 17.3 pts (34%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Exelis · near

52
Affectiva · near

52
FrieslandCampina… · near

52
Korea Institute OF… · near

52
SubCom · this assignee

52
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Subcom's Innovation Score is 51.6/100 (top 11% 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Subcom?

Each dot is one of Subcom’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Subcom’s own 16.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Subcom vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Subcom's grants concentrate

SubCom, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 24 CPC subclasses with 75.9% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (15 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2021. By volume, Subcom sits between Seurat Technologies, Inc. and Tripwire, Inc..

Subcom's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, SubCom, LLC moved from 20 to 31 grants (1.55x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

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Tiffany AND

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TLV

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Toho Titanium

54
Tripwire

54
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54

What this shows SubCom holds 54 patents at rank #6,285, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SubCom

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,285 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for SubCom, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04B (Transmission), SubCom ranks #242 of 3,909 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (52 here).

Korea Institute OF Civil Engineering AND Building Technology 52 Affectiva, Inc. 52 FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V. 52 Exelis Inc. 52

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.9 here).

Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd. 16.9 avg Bedgear, LLC 16.9 avg FuelCell Energy, Inc. 16.9 avg Federal-mogul Ignition GMBH 16.9 avg

Subcom's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 11% higher than 89% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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SubCom, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	10	18.5%
2020	6	11.1%
2021	4	7.4%
2022	7	13.0%
2023	9	16.7%
2024	15	27.8%
2025partial year	3	5.6%

Which technologies does SubCom, LLC patent most?

H04B - Transmission 41

H04J - Multiplex Communication 13

H04Q - Selecting 9

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 8

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 8

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 7

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 6

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 5

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 3

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 3

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 2

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Top 15 of 24 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

SubCom, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SubCom, LLC's lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 75.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
Ranked #6,285 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SubCom, LLC against Seurat Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.6/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

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

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 by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · 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.