USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

THE Aerospace Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 251 granted patents across 131 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04B (TRANSMISSION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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251

Total patents granted

131

CPC technology areas

21.3

Avg claims per patent

-2%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

THE holds 251 US patents across 131 technology areas, rank #1,642 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,642
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.6/100): 21.3
avg claims per patent: -2%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

THE Aerospace Corporation has been granted 251 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing THE Aerospace Corporation at rank #1,642 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 131 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 21.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04B (TRANSMISSION). As a US Corporation, THE Aerospace Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, THE sits between Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd. (251 patents, rank #1,638) and Smith International, Inc. (250 patents, rank #1,646) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 124 grants, compared with 127 in the 2015–2019 window, a -2% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. THE Aerospace Corporation's 21.3 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark THE Aerospace Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows THE holds 251 patents at rank #1,642, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near THE

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,642 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 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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THE Aerospace Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	40	15.9%
2016	23	9.2%
2017	17	6.8%
2018	23	9.2%
2019	24	9.6%
2020	25	10.0%
2021	22	8.8%
2022	26	10.4%
2023	19	7.6%
2024	16	6.4%
2025	16	6.4%

Which technologies does THE Aerospace Corporation patent most?

H04B - TRANSMISSION 39

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR 37

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 35

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 28

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 27

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 22

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 20

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 18

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 17

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 14

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 13

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 12

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 12

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 11

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 10

Top 15 of 131 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,642

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does THE Aerospace Corporation hold?

THE Aerospace Corporation holds 251 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 131 technology areas.

What is THE Aerospace Corporation's Innovation Score?

THE Aerospace Corporation has an Innovation Score of 62.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does THE Aerospace Corporation focus on?

THE Aerospace Corporation's top technology area is H04B (TRANSMISSION) with 39 patents. The company has filed patents in 131 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE Aerospace Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Aerospace Corporation's recent filing velocity is -2% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for THE Aerospace Corporation's patents?

THE Aerospace Corporation's patents average 21.3 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the THE Aerospace Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

THE's 251 grants land it in the top 2% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - THE ranks #1,642 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04B - see who else leads that technology area. H04B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.