TP-Link Systems Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2025–2025. 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: H04W (Wireless Communication Networks).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Tp-link ranks #18,215 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 7 technology areas.
- #18,215
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 32nd percentile
- by Innovation Score (29.9/100)
- 17.9
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R18215 · US Corporation #18,215 · 16 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
- MID-PACK #18,215/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Topray Mems
- CPC-NARROW H04W · 7 areas
- INNOV-THIN 29.9/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- SPAN-YRS 2025–2025 · 1y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Topray Mems Inc. (±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 Tp-link’s 29.9 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 Tp-link
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- TP-Link Systems · this assignee 30
TP-Link Systems · this assignee
30 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Tp-link's Innovation Score is 29.9/100 (32nd 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 Tp-link?
Each dot is one of Tp-link’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). Tp-link’s own 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Tp-link's grants concentrate
TP-Link Systems Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 56.3% of grants classified under H04W (Wireless Communication Networks). By volume, Tp-link sits between Topray Mems Inc. and Trophy.
Who files at TP-Link's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Topray Mems
Topray Mems Inc.
16 patents
- Topre
Topre Corporation
16 patents
- Total GYM Global
Total GYM Global Corp.
16 patents
- Town & Country Li…
Town & Country Linen Corp.
16 patents
- Transtector Syste…
Transtector Systems, Inc.
16 patents
- TRC Recreation
TRC Recreation, LP
16 patents
- Treemagineers
Treemagineers Ltd
16 patents
- Trophy
Trophy
16 patents
- Tp-link Systems ◀
TP-Link Systems Inc.
16 patents
What this shows TP-Link holds 16 patents at rank #18,185, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near TP-Link
By rank, the assignees closest to #18,185 in granted patent volume.
- Topray Mems Inc. #18,181 · 16 patents
- Topre Corporation #18,182 · 16 patents
- Total GYM Global Corp. #18,183 · 16 patents
- Town & Country Linen Corp. #18,184 · 16 patents
- Transtector Systems, Inc. #18,186 · 16 patents
- TRC Recreation, LP #18,187 · 16 patents
- Treemagineers Ltd #18,188 · 16 patents
- Trophy #18,189 · 16 patents
Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in TP-Link's primary technology class.
- Qualcomm Incorporated 17,987 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 11,683 in class
- LG Electronics Inc. 11,202 in class
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 10,885 in class
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) 10,282 in class
- Apple Inc. 6,306 in class
- AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. 3,725 in class
- Intel Corporation 3,691 in class
Tp-link's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
30 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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 2025–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2025partial year | 16 | 100.0% |
Which technologies does TP-Link Systems Inc. patent most?
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
TP-Link Systems Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- TP-Link Systems Inc.'s lead technology class is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), 56.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04W
- Ranked #18,215 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare TP-Link Systems Inc. against Topray Mems Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 29.9/100 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.