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The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security

Q: Where does The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security ranks #2,270 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security 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 PatentsView assignee record - 173 granted patents across 103 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #2,270 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 173 patents across 103 technology areas.

#2,270
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (67.3/100): 21.4
avg claims per patent: +3700%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2270 · US Federal Government #2,270 · 173 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USGOV · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 173 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,270/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Edwards
CPC-WIDE G06F · 103 areas
INNOV-STRONG 67.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USGOV US Federal Gov
VEL-SURGE +3700% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Edwards Limited (±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 67.3 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 17.8 pts (26%) Velocity 11.6 pts (17%) Breadth 25.0 pts (37%) Claim depth 12.9 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Knowles · near

67
The Government of… · this assignee

67
IonQ · near

67
Industrial Technolog… · near

67
Toshiba TEC · near

67
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows The's Innovation Score is 67.3/100 (top 1% 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 21.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 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 Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security received 152 grants versus 4 in 2015–2019 (+3700% equal-window velocity, top decile growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2022 at 40 grants and bottomed in 2019 at 4. Lead class G06F accounts for 22.5% of the portfolio across 103 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Edwards Limited (#2,266) and Aeva, Inc. (#2,274).

The's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security moved from 57 to 99 grants (1.74x 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 #298. See the growth leaderboard.

Edwards

173
General Interface…

173
Luxtera

173
Ossia

173
Universal Lighting

173
Yonwoo

173
The Government of… ◀

173
AGS

172
Aeva

172

What this shows The holds 173 patents at rank #2,270, 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 #2,270 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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 G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), The ranks #1,196 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (67 here).

IonQ, Inc. 67 Industrial Technology Research Institute 67 Knowles Electronics, LLC 67 Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha 67

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (21.4 here).

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP 21.4 avg Marvell Asia PTE Ltd 21.4 avg AVX Corporation 21.5 avg Valspar Sourcing, Inc. 21.5 avg

The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 Top 1% higher than 99% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	4	2.3%
2020	19	11.0%
2021	34	19.7%
2022	40	23.1%
2023	34	19.7%
2024	25	14.5%
2025partial year	17	9.8%

Which technologies does The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 39

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 29

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 29

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 26

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 25

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 16

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 15

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 12

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 11

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 11

F41H - ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General 9

C07K - Peptides 9

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 9

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 9

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 8

Top 15 of 103 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security's lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 22.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #2,270 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security against Edwards Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 67.3/100 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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