Where does Tellabs Operations, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Tellabs Operations, Inc. ranks #6,595 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 Tellabs Operations, Inc. hold?

Tellabs Operations, Inc. holds 51 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Tellabs Operations, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Tellabs Operations, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.4 out of 100 (top 36% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Tellabs Operations, Inc. focus on?

Tellabs Operations, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 34 patents, ranking #906 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is Tellabs Operations, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Tellabs Operations, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -98% 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 Tellabs Operations, Inc.'s patents?

Tellabs Operations, Inc.'s patents average 20.2 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 Tellabs Operations, 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

Tellabs Operations, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 51 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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, Tellabs ranks #6,595 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 51 patents across 17 technology areas.

#6,595
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 36%
by Innovation Score (40.4/100): 20.2
avg claims per patent: -98%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6595 · US Corporation #6,595 · 51 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 51 grants
UPPER-Q #6,595/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Technoprobe S P A
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -98% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Technoprobe S.P.A. (±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 Tellabs’s 40.4 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 13.6 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.6 pts (36%) Claim depth 12.1 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Endress+Hauser… · near

40
Genband US · near

40
Tellabs Operations · this assignee

40
The USA as represent… · near

40
Microsemi Storage… · near

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Tellabs's Innovation Score is 40.4/100 (top 36% 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 Tellabs?

Each dot is one of Tellabs’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). Tellabs’s own 20.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 7.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Tellabs's grants concentrate

Tellabs Operations, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (30 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Tellabs sits between Technoprobe S.P.A. and Tower Manufacturing Corp..

Technoprobe S P A

51
Tektro Technology

51
Thermo Electron S…

51
Tokuyama Dental

51
Tempur-pedic Mana…

51
The Quaker Oats

51
Toshiba Electron…

51
Tower Manufacturi…

51
Tellabs Operations ◀

51

What this shows Tellabs holds 51 patents at rank #6,598, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tellabs

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,598 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Tellabs, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information), Tellabs ranks #906 of 8,956 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

Endress+Hauser Conducta Gesellschaft fuer Mess- und Regeltechnik mbH + Co. KG 40 The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services 40 Genband US LLC 40 Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. 40

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (20.2 here).

Mobileiron, Inc. 20.2 avg University Court of the University of St Andrews 20.2 avg HYDRO-QUÉBEC 20.2 avg eldoLAB Holding B.V. 20.2 avg

Tellabs's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 36% higher than 64% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Tellabs Operations, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	30	58.8%
2016	4	7.8%
2017	8	15.7%
2018	4	7.8%
2019	4	7.8%
2020	1	2.0%

Which technologies does Tellabs Operations, Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 34

H04J - Multiplex Communication 14

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 9

H04B - Transmission 9

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 7

H04Q - Selecting 7

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

G11C - Static Stores 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

H04M - Telephonic Communication 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 1

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 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

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

Top 15 of 17 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

Tellabs Operations, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Tellabs Operations, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #6,595 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Tellabs Operations, Inc. against Technoprobe S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.4/100 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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