Where does Surround.IO rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Surround.IO ranks #33,483 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 Surround.IO hold?

Surround.IO holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Surround.IO's Innovation Score?

Surround.IO has an Innovation Score of 23.7 out of 100 (13th 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 Surround.IO focus on?

Surround.IO's top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 5 patents, ranking #2,173 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Surround.IO's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Surround.IO'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 Surround.IO's patents?

Surround.IO's patents average 7.3 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 Surround.IO 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

Surround.IO

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Surround.io ranks #33,483 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 11 technology areas.

#33,483
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 13th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.7/100): 7.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R33483 · US Corporation #33,483 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #33,483/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Sunstream
CPC-FOCUS H04N · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.7/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Sunstream Corporation (±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 Surround.io’s 23.7 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 7.6 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (49%) Claim depth 4.4 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Surround IO · this assignee

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What this shows Surround.io's Innovation Score is 23.7/100 (13th 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 Surround.io?

Each dot is one of Surround.io’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). Surround.io’s own 7.3 claims/patent is at or below the 19.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Surround.io's grants concentrate

Surround.IO is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Surround.io sits between Sunstream Corporation and SwipeSense, Inc..

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What this shows Surround.IO holds 8 patents at rank #33,482, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SurroundIO

By rank, the assignees closest to #33,482 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Surround.io's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 13th percentile higher than 13% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Surround.IO patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	12.5%
2016	1	12.5%
2017	5	62.5%
2018	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Surround.IO patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 5

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 4

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 3

H04M - Telephonic Communication 2

A63F - Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

H04Q - Selecting 1

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Surround.IO's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Surround.IO's lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #33,483 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Surround.IO against Sunstream Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.7/100 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

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.