Where does Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. ranks #43,548 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 Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. hold?

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2023, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 23.9 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 Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. focus on?

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 5 patents, ranking #1,733 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s patents average 12.8 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 Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. 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

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2023. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Telephone ranks #43,548 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 3 technology areas.

#43,548
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 13th percentile
by Innovation Score (23.9/100): 12.8
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43548 · US Corporation #43,548 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,548/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH TechnologyOne
CPC-NARROW G02B · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 23.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: TechnologyOne, 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 Telephone’s 23.9 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 (28%) Velocity 3.3 pts (14%) Breadth 6.1 pts (26%) Claim depth 7.7 pts (32%)

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What this shows Telephone's Innovation Score is 23.9/100 (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 Telephone?

Each dot is one of Telephone’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). Telephone’s own 12.8 claims/patent is at or below the 13.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Telephone's grants concentrate

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Telephone sits between TechnologyOne, Inc. and Telormedix SA.

Telephone's three-year grant acceleration

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

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What this shows Telephone holds 6 patents at rank #43,633, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Telephone

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,633 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Telephone'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 · 2017–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	33.3%
2018	1	16.7%
2020	1	16.7%
2021	1	16.7%
2023	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 5

H04B - Transmission 5

H04Q - Selecting 1

Top 3 of 3 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

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #43,548 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. against TechnologyOne, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 23.9/100 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.