USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 168 granted patents across 24 technology areas, active 2015–2020. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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168

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.7

Avg claims per patent

-95%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Tribune holds 168 US patents across 24 technology areas, rank #2,340 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,340
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 20%
by Innovation Score (46.9/100): 19.7
avg claims per patent: -95%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc has been granted 168 US utility patents between 2015 and 2020, placing Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc at rank #2,340 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 24 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION). As a US Corporation, Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Tribune sits between Sanden Corporation (168 patents, rank #2,336) and BJ Energy Solutions, Llc (167 patents, rank #2,344) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 46.9/100 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 8 grants, compared with 160 in the 2015–2019 window, a -95% 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. Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc's 19.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 24 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Tribune holds 168 patents at rank #2,340, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tribune

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,340 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Tribune's primary technology class.

Tribune's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	18	10.7%
2016	25	14.9%
2017	39	23.2%
2018	40	23.8%
2019	38	22.6%
2020	8	4.8%

Which technologies does Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc patent most?

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 149

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 64

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 33

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 30

H04H - BROADCAST COMMUNICATION 29

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 24

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 19

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 15

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 14

H03G - CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION 13

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 9

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 6

B64U - UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR 5

B64F - GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDE 4

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 4

Top 15 of 24 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,340

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

46.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc hold?

Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc holds 168 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2020, spanning 24 technology areas.

What is Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc's Innovation Score?

Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc has an Innovation Score of 46.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc focus on?

Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc's top technology area is H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION) with 149 patents. The company has filed patents in 24 CPC subclasses total.

Is Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc's recent filing velocity is -95% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc's patents?

Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc's patents average 19.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Tribune Broadcasting Company, Llc 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.

How to use this portfolio

Tribune's 168 grants land it in the top 20% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Tribune ranks #2,340 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04N - see who else leads that technology area. H04N leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.