USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 28 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.3

Avg claims per patent

+55%

5-year grant velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #11,099 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 28 patents across 6 technology areas.

#11,099
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 32%
by Innovation Score (41.8/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: +55%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation has been granted 28 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation at #11,099 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 6 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, THE sits between Synaffix B.v. (28 patents, rank #11,091) and Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. (28 patents, rank #11,099) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 41.8/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 17 grants, compared with 11 in the 2015–2019 window, a +55% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The US Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.

Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation's 18.3 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 6 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.

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What this shows THE holds 28 patents at rank #11,095, 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 #11,095 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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)

42 Top 32% higher than 68% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

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 DUN & Bradstreet Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	10.7%
2016	5	17.9%
2018	2	7.1%
2019	1	3.6%
2020	4	14.3%
2021	2	7.1%
2022	6	21.4%
2023	2	7.1%
2024	3	10.7%

Which technologies does THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 21

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 21

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 9

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 6

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 3

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 2

Top 6 of 6 technology areas

Grant record at a glance

Portfolio Volume 28 grants

CPC subclasses 6

Avg. claims / grant 18.3

Velocity +55%

Historical grant data only; it does not rate legal strength or current strategy.

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#11,099

of 50,000 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

41.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation ranks #11,099 of 50,000 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 DUN & Bradstreet Corporation hold?

THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation holds 28 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation's Innovation Score?

THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation has an Innovation Score of 41.8 out of 100 (top 32% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation focus on?

THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation's top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 21 patents. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation's recent grant velocity is +55% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation's patents?

THE DUN & Bradstreet Corporation's patents average 18.3 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 DUN & Bradstreet 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 28 grants land it in the top 32% 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 #11,099 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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

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

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.