Overall rank by patents
#37,962
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 10 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).
The verdict
The holds 7 US patents across 10 technology areas, rank #37,962 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
The Neilsen Company (us), Llc has been granted 7 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing The Neilsen Company (us), Llc at rank #37,962 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 10 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, The Neilsen Company (us), Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, The sits between The E3 Company, Llc (7 patents, rank #37,958) and The Safety Network Partnership, Llc (7 patents, rank #37,966) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 32.8/100 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 2 grants, compared with 5 in the 2015–2019 window, a -60% 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 Neilsen Company (us), Llc's 20.4 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 10 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark The Neilsen Company (us), Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
The E3 Company, LLC
7 patents
The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, Inc.
7 patents
The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute
7 patents
The Meet Group, Inc.
7 patents
The Ontario Knife Company
7 patents
The Parking Genius, Inc.
7 patents
The Research Foundation for The State University o
7 patents
The Safety Network Partnership, LLC
7 patents
The Neilsen Company (US), LLC
7 patents
What this shows The holds 7 patents at rank #37,962, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #37,962 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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
33 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 14.3% |
Top 10 of 10 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#37,962
Across all tracked assignees
32.8 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
The's 7 grants land it in the top 57% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
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.
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