Where does Summit Semiconductor, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Summit Semiconductor, LLC ranks #43,380 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 Summit Semiconductor, LLC hold?

Summit Semiconductor, LLC holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Summit Semiconductor, LLC's Innovation Score?

Summit Semiconductor, LLC has an Innovation Score of 22.7 out of 100 (11th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Summit Semiconductor, LLC focus on?

Summit Semiconductor, LLC's top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 3 patents, ranking #5,328 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

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

Summit Semiconductor, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Summit Semiconductor, LLC's patents average 9.0 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 Summit Semiconductor, 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

Summit Semiconductor, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Summit ranks #43,380 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 9 technology areas.

#43,380
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 11th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.7/100): 9.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43380 · US Corporation #43,380 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,380/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sulfur Chemical…
CPC-NARROW H04L · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sulfur Chemical Laboratory 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 Summit’s 22.7 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 6.7 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (47%) Claim depth 5.4 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Summit Semiconductor · this assignee

23
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Summit's Innovation Score is 22.7/100 (11th percentile 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 Summit?

Each dot is one of Summit’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). Summit’s own 9.0 claims/patent is at or below the 9.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Summit's grants concentrate

Summit Semiconductor, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Summit sits between Sulfur Chemical Laboratory Inc. and Suncorporation.

Sulfur Chemical L…

6
Sumitomo

6
Sumitomo Mitsui C…

6
Sumix

6
SUN Race Sturmey-…

6
Sunallomer

6
Sunam

6
Suncorporation

6
Summit Semiconduc… ◀

6

What this shows Summit holds 6 patents at rank #43,027, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Summit

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,027 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Summit's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 11th percentile higher than 11% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Summit Semiconductor, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	3	50.0%
2017	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Summit Semiconductor, LLC patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 3

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 3

H04S - Stereophonic Systems 2

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 2

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 2

H04H - Broadcast Communication 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

H04J - Multiplex Communication 1

Top 9 of 9 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

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

Summit Semiconductor, LLC's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #43,380 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Summit Semiconductor, LLC against Sulfur Chemical Laboratory Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.7/100 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

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