THE Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2021. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, THE ranks #43,625 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #43,625
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 21st percentile
- by Innovation Score (26.7/100)
- 25.7
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R43625 · US Corporation #43,625 · 6 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
- LOWER-Q #43,625/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH THE Paper Battery
- CPC-NARROW G06F · 2 areas
- INNOV-THIN 26.7/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 25.7 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- SPAN-YRS 2020–2021 · 2y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: THE Paper Battery Co. (±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 26.7 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 Ultimate… · this assignee 27
THE Ultimate… · this assignee
27 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 26.7/100 (21st percentile 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 25.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 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 Ultimate Software Group, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). By volume, THE sits between THE Paper Battery Co. and THE Young Engineers, Inc..
Who files at THE's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- THE Paper Battery
THE Paper Battery Co.
6 patents
- THE Pink Geranium…
THE Pink Geranium Nursery
6 patents
- THE Safer Plug
THE Safer Plug Company Limited
6 patents
- THE Switch Drive…
THE Switch Drive Systems OY
6 patents
- THE United States…
THE United States OF America, Department OF Health AND Human Services
6 patents
- THE University OF…
THE University OF Kitakyushu
6 patents
- THE Viki Group
THE Viki Group, LLC
6 patents
- THE Young Enginee…
THE Young Engineers, Inc.
6 patents
- THE Ultimate Soft… ◀
THE Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
6 patents
What this shows THE holds 6 patents at rank #43,533, 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 #43,533 in granted patent volume.
- THE Paper Battery Co. #43,529 · 6 patents
- THE Pink Geranium Nursery #43,530 · 6 patents
- THE Safer Plug Company Limited #43,531 · 6 patents
- THE Switch Drive Systems OY #43,532 · 6 patents
- THE United States OF America, Department OF Health AND Human Services #43,534 · 6 patents
- THE University OF Kitakyushu #43,535 · 6 patents
- THE Viki Group, LLC #43,536 · 6 patents
- THE Young Engineers, Inc. #43,537 · 6 patents
Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in THE's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 42,717 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 21,497 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16,951 in class
- Google LLC 13,092 in class
- Intel Corporation 12,803 in class
- Apple Inc. 11,007 in class
- Amazon Technologies, Inc. 10,217 in class
- Dell Products L.P. 7,187 in class
THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
27 21st percentile higher than 21% 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 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | 50.0% |
Which technologies does THE Ultimate Software Group, Inc. patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
THE Ultimate Software Group, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- THE Ultimate Software Group, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
- Ranked #43,625 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare THE Ultimate Software Group, Inc. against THE Paper Battery Co., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 26.7/100 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.
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.