Where does The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. ranks #989 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 The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. hold?

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. holds 446 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 143 technology areas.

What is The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 61.7 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -13% 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 The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.'s patents?

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.'s patents average 18.7 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 The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, 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

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. focus on?

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.'s top technology area is G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry) with 57 patents, ranking #63 of 1,814 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 143 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 446 granted patents across 143 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: G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #989 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 446 patents across 143 technology areas.

#989
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.7/100): 18.7
avg claims per patent: -13%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R989 · US Corporation #989 · 446 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 446 grants
TOP-DECILE #989/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ecole Polytechnique…
CPC-WIDE G01C · 143 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -13% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ecole Polytechnique Federale DE Lausanne (EPFL) (±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 The’s 61.7 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 21.1 pts (34%) Velocity 4.4 pts (7%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Miele & CIE KG · near

62
Siemens Gamesa… · near

62
Stmicroelectronics PTE · near

62
The Charles Stark… · this assignee

62
Thyssenkrupp Presta… · near

62
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows The's Innovation Score is 61.7/100 (top 3% 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 The?

Each dot is one of The’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). The’s own 18.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How The's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. received 202 grants versus 231 in 2015–2019 (-13% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 78 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 23. Lead class G01C accounts for 12.8% of the portfolio across 143 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Universal City Studios LLC (#985) and Daifuku Co., Ltd. (#993).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. moved from 169 to 111 grants (0.66x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,287. See the growth leaderboard.

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Ecole Polytechniq…

446
RAI Strategic Hol…

446
Spectrum Diversif…

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Nissan Chemical I…

445
Pirelli Tyre S P A

445
University OF Mar…

444
Daifuku

443

What this shows The holds 446 patents at rank #989, 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 #989 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01C (Measuring Distances)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for The, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01C (Measuring Distances), The ranks #63 of 1,814 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (62 here).

Stmicroelectronics PTE Ltd 62 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Innovation & Technology S. L. 62 Miele & CIE. KG 62 Thyssenkrupp Presta Aktiengesellschaft 62

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.7 here).

Kyndryl, Inc. 18.7 avg Forcepoint LLC 18.7 avg Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. 18.7 avg TracFone Wireless, Inc. 18.7 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% 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.

View data table

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	35	7.8%
2016	25	5.6%
2017	52	11.7%
2018	41	9.2%
2019	78	17.5%
2020	44	9.9%
2021	47	10.5%
2022	46	10.3%
2023	42	9.4%
2024	23	5.2%
2025partial year	13	2.9%

Which technologies does The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. patent most?

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 57

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 56

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 54

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 44

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 44

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 43

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 42

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 35

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 31

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 31

B01D - Separation 28

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 25

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 24

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 23

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 23

Top 15 of 143 technology areas

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Data Source

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What to do with this data

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry), 12.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01C
Ranked #989 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. against Universal City Studios LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.7/100 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.

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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

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