Where does Tessco Communications Incorporated rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Tessco Communications Incorporated ranks #19,237 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 Tessco Communications Incorporated hold?

Tessco Communications Incorporated holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Tessco Communications Incorporated's Innovation Score?

Tessco Communications Incorporated has an Innovation Score of 31.1 out of 100 (37th 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 Tessco Communications Incorporated focus on?

Tessco Communications Incorporated's top technology area is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials) with 10 patents, ranking #303 of 1,637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Tessco Communications Incorporated's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Tessco Communications Incorporated's recent grant velocity is -75% 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 Tessco Communications Incorporated's patents?

Tessco Communications Incorporated's patents average 14.7 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 Tessco Communications Incorporated 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

Tessco Communications Incorporated

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Tessco ranks #19,237 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 13 technology areas.

#19,237
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 37th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.1/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19237 · US Corporation #19,237 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #19,237/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tegway
CPC-FOCUS H01Q · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tegway CO.,LTD (±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 Tessco’s 31.1 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 9.6 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Tessco Communication… · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Tessco's Innovation Score is 31.1/100 (37th 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 Tessco?

Each dot is one of Tessco’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). Tessco’s own 14.7 claims/patent is at or below the 19.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Tessco's grants concentrate

Tessco Communications Incorporated is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Tessco sits between Tegway CO.,LTD and THE Commonwealth OF Australia.

Tegway

15
Teleperformance SE

15
Tenova S P A

15
Teraxion

15
TGR Construction

15
THE Bionics Insti…

15
THE Comfort Compa…

15
THE Commonwealth…

15
Tessco Communicat… ◀

15

What this shows Tessco holds 15 patents at rank #19,221, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tessco

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,221 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01Q (Antennas)

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

Tessco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 37th percentile higher than 37% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

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

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Tessco Communications Incorporated patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	6	40.0%
2018	2	13.3%
2019	4	26.7%
2020	2	13.3%
2021	1	6.7%

Which technologies does Tessco Communications Incorporated patent most?

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 10

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 5

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 5

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 3

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 1

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

H04B - Transmission 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 1

Top 13 of 13 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

Tessco Communications Incorporated's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Tessco Communications Incorporated's lead technology class is H01Q (Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01Q
Ranked #19,237 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Tessco Communications Incorporated against Tegway CO.,LTD, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.1/100 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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