Overall rank by patents
#21,896
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #21,896 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 2 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R21896 · US Corporation #21,896 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Testcard 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
The Clearing House P… · this assignee
35 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 34.9/100 (top 51% 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.
The Clearing House Payments Company L.l.c. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, The sits between Testcard Ltd. and The University Of Greenwich.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
TestCard Ltd.
13 patents
Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.
13 patents
The Armor All/STP Products Company
13 patents
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville
13 patents
The Metraflex Company
13 patents
The Tuway American Group, Inc.
13 patents
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veteran Affairs
13 patents
The University of Greenwich
13 patents
The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C.
13 patents
What this shows The holds 13 patents at rank #21,928, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #21,928 in granted patent volume.
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, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
35 Top 51% higher than 49% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2020 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2023 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 7.7% |
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#21,896
of 50,000 tracked assignees
34.9 out of 100
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