The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2024. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, The ranks #43,621 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.
- #43,621
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 18%
- by Innovation Score (47.8/100)
- 23.3
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R43621 · Foreign Government #43,621 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNGOV · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
- LOWER-Q #43,621/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH The National…
- CPC-NARROW H04L · 4 areas
- INNOV-PAR 47.8/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 23.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNGOV Foreign Gov
- SPAN-YRS 2021–2024 · 4y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (±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 47.8 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around The
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- The Secretary of… · this assignee
The Secretary of… · this assignee
48 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows The's Innovation Score is 47.8/100 (top 18% 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 7 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 23.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where The's grants concentrate
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, The sits between The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and The United States of America as Represented by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
The's three-year grant acceleration
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.
Who files at The's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- The National Aero…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
6 patents
- The Powerwise Gro…
The Powerwise Group, Inc.
6 patents
- The Regents of th…
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Univers ity of Michigan Office of Technology Transfer
6 patents
- The Steelastic
The Steelastic Company, LLC
6 patents
- The Supergroup Cr…
The SuperGroup Creative Omnimedia, Inc.
6 patents
- The United States…
The United States of America as Represented by The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Office of Technology Transfer
6 patents
- The United States…
The United States of America as Represented by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs
6 patents
- The Secretary of… ◀
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
6 patents
What this shows The holds 6 patents at rank #43,669, shown against the 7 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near The
By rank, the assignees closest to #43,669 in granted patent volume.
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration #43,665 · 6 patents
- The Powerwise Group, Inc. #43,666 · 6 patents
- The Regents of the University of Michigan, Univers ity of Michigan Office of Technology Transfer #43,668 · 6 patents
- The Steelastic Company, LLC #43,670 · 6 patents
- The SuperGroup Creative Omnimedia, Inc. #43,671 · 6 patents
- The United States of America as Represented by The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Office of Technology Transfer #43,672 · 6 patents
- The United States of America as Represented by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs #43,673 · 6 patents
Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in The's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 15,969 in class
- Qualcomm Incorporated 13,594 in class
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 11,697 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 10,543 in class
- LG Electronics Inc. 9,062 in class
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) 8,543 in class
- Cisco Technology, Inc. 7,502 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 7,301 in class
The's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
48 Top 18% higher than 82% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 4 | 66.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 16.7% |
Which technologies does The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs patent most?
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
- Ranked #43,621 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs against The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 47.8/100 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.
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