Where does Test Research, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Test Research, Inc. ranks #14,986 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 Test Research, Inc. hold?

Test Research, Inc. holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Test Research, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Test Research, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.5 out of 100 (38th 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 Test Research, Inc. focus on?

Test Research, Inc.'s top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 8 patents, ranking #1,527 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Test Research, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Test Research, Inc.'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 Test Research, Inc.'s patents?

Test Research, Inc.'s patents average 13.6 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 Test Research, 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 Foreign Government

Test Research, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Test ranks #14,986 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 10 technology areas.

#14,986
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.5/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14986 · Foreign Government #14,986 · 20 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,986/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Talus
CPC-FOCUS H04N · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNGOV Foreign Gov
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Talus 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.

How Test’s 31.5 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 10.5 pts (33%) Velocity 1.7 pts (5%) Breadth 11.2 pts (36%) Claim depth 8.1 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Test Research · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Test's Innovation Score is 31.5/100 (38th 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 Test?

Each dot is one of Test’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). Test’s own 13.6 claims/patent is at or below the 14.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Test's grants concentrate

Test Research, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Test sits between Tsmc Solar Ltd. and The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford.

Test's three-year grant acceleration

Test Research, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Tsmc Solar

20
Tunghai University

20
Talus

20
Temasek Polytechn…

20
Thales Defense &…

20
The Abell Foundat…

20
The American Univ…

20
The Chancellor Ma…

20
Test Research ◀

20

What this shows Test holds 20 patents at rank #14,993, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Test

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,993 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Test's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Test Research, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	15.0%
2016	4	20.0%
2017	5	25.0%
2018	3	15.0%
2019	1	5.0%
2020	2	10.0%
2021	1	5.0%
2023	1	5.0%

Which technologies does Test Research, Inc. patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 8

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 7

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 7

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

G01T - Measurement OF Nuclear OR X-radiation 1

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Test Research, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Test Research, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #14,986 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Test Research, Inc. against Tsmc Solar Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.5/100 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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