Where does Thales Avionics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Thales Avionics, Inc. ranks #4,492 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 Thales Avionics, Inc. hold?

Thales Avionics, Inc. holds 79 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 34 technology areas.

What is Thales Avionics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Thales Avionics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 50.3 out of 100 (top 13% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Thales Avionics, Inc. focus on?

Thales Avionics, Inc.'s top technology area is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks) with 26 patents. Grants appear in 34 CPC subclasses total.

Is Thales Avionics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Thales Avionics, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -36% 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 Thales Avionics, Inc.'s patents?

Thales Avionics, Inc.'s patents average 17.1 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 Thales Avionics, 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

Thales Avionics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 79 granted patents across 34 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: H04W (Wireless Communication Networks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Thales ranks #4,492 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 79 patents across 34 technology areas.

#4,492
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.3/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: -36%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4492 · US Corporation #4,492 · 79 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 79 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,492/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Savant Systems
CPC-FOCUS H04W · 34 areas
INNOV-PAR 50.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -36% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Savant Systems, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Federal-Mogul · near

50
Ferag · near

50
Ludwig Institute… · near

50
OVD Kinegram · near

50
Thales Avionics · this assignee

50
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Thales's Innovation Score is 50.3/100 (top 13% 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 Thales's grants concentrate

Thales Avionics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 34 CPC subclasses with 32.9% of grants classified under H04W (Wireless Communication Networks). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (13 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2024. By volume, Thales sits between Savant Systems, Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated.

Thales's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Thales Avionics, Inc. moved from 25 to 16 grants (0.64x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Savant Systems

79
Shifamed Holdings

79
TE Connectivity N…

79
Tesla Motors

79
The University Co…

79
Thorlabs

79
University OF Haw…

79
Unitedhealth Grou…

79
Thales Avionics ◀

79

What this shows Thales holds 79 patents at rank #4,492, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Thales

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,492 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Thales, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (50 here).

Ludwig Institute FOR Cancer Research Ltd 50 Ferag AG 50 Federal-Mogul LLC 50 OVD Kinegram AG 50

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.1 here).

Bizerba SE & Co. KG 17.1 avg Hussmann Corporation 17.1 avg DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC 17.1 avg LANDIS+GYR Innovations, Inc. 17.1 avg

Thales's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 13% higher than 87% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Thales Avionics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	7.6%
2016	13	16.5%
2017	6	7.6%
2018	6	7.6%
2019	13	16.5%
2020	8	10.1%
2021	4	5.1%
2022	7	8.9%
2023	6	7.6%
2024	3	3.8%
2025partial year	7	8.9%

Which technologies does Thales Avionics, Inc. patent most?

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 26

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 21

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 21

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 20

H04B - Transmission 16

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 14

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 8

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 8

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 3

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 3

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 2

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 2

Top 15 of 34 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,492

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.3 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

Thales Avionics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Thales Avionics, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), 32.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04W
Ranked #4,492 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Thales Avionics, Inc. against Savant Systems, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 50.3/100 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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