Where does Tendril Networks, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Tendril Networks, Inc. ranks #27,597 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 Tendril Networks, Inc. hold?

Tendril Networks, Inc. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Tendril Networks, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Tendril Networks, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.7 out of 100 (49th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Tendril Networks, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Tendril Networks, Inc.'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 Tendril Networks, Inc.'s patents?

Tendril Networks, Inc.'s patents average 24.5 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 Tendril Networks, 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

Tendril Networks, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Tendril Networks, Inc. focus on?

Tendril Networks, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 6 patents. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Tendril ranks #27,597 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 11 technology areas.

#27,597
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 49th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.7/100): 24.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27597 · US Corporation #27,597 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,597/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tekla
CPC-FOCUS G06Q · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 24.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tekla 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Tendril Networks · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Tendril's Innovation Score is 34.7/100 (49th 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.

Where Tendril's grants concentrate

Tendril Networks, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Tendril sits between Tekla Corporation and Texas State University—San Marcos.

Tekla

10
Teledyne Flir Def…

10
Telefield Medical…

10
Teleputers

10
Tenon Medical

10
Tessonics

10
Tetra Discovery P…

10
Texas State Unive…

10
Tendril Networks ◀

10

What this shows Tendril holds 10 patents at rank #27,628, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tendril

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,628 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)

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

Tendril's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 49th percentile higher than 49% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Tendril Networks, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	20.0%
2016	4	40.0%
2017	2	20.0%
2019	2	20.0%

Which technologies does Tendril Networks, Inc. patent most?

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 6

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 6

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 5

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 4

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

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

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

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

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

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#27,597

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

34.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Tendril Networks, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Tendril Networks, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06Q
Ranked #27,597 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Tendril Networks, Inc. against Tekla Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.7/100 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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