USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Symbol Technologies, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 496 granted patents across 78 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06K (GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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496

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.2

Avg claims per patent

-73%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Symbol holds 496 US patents across 78 technology areas, rank #905 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#905
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.8/100): 15.2
avg claims per patent: -73%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Symbol Technologies, Llc has been granted 496 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Symbol Technologies, Llc at rank #905 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 78 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06K (GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS). As a US Corporation, Symbol Technologies, Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Symbol sits between NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (499 patents, rank #901) and Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company (493 patents, rank #909) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.8/100 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 104 grants, compared with 392 in the 2015–2019 window, a -73% 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. Symbol Technologies, Llc's 15.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 78 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Symbol Technologies, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

NHK Spring

499
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499
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498
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497
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496
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496
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494
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494
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493

What this shows Symbol holds 496 patents at rank #905, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Symbol

By rank, the assignees closest to #905 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06K (Graphical DATA Reading)

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

Symbol's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

View data table

Symbol Technologies, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	110	22.2%
2016	67	13.5%
2017	81	16.3%
2018	69	13.9%
2019	65	13.1%
2020	56	11.3%
2021	19	3.8%
2022	19	3.8%
2023	7	1.4%
2024	1	0.2%
2025	2	0.4%

Which technologies does Symbol Technologies, Llc patent most?

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 198

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 76

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 64

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 62

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 56

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 52

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 49

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 38

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 30

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 23

G07G - REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS 22

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 20

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 18

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 18

H04B - TRANSMISSION 17

Top 15 of 78 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#905

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Symbol Technologies, Llc hold?

Symbol Technologies, Llc holds 496 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 78 technology areas.

What is Symbol Technologies, Llc's Innovation Score?

Symbol Technologies, Llc has an Innovation Score of 56.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Symbol Technologies, Llc focus on?

Symbol Technologies, Llc's top technology area is G06K (GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS) with 198 patents. The company has filed patents in 78 CPC subclasses total.

Is Symbol Technologies, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Symbol Technologies, Llc's recent filing velocity is -73% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Symbol Technologies, Llc's patents?

Symbol Technologies, Llc's patents average 15.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Symbol Technologies, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Symbol's 496 grants land it in the top 6% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Symbol ranks #905 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06K - see who else leads that technology area. G06K leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

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

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.