USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Twilio Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 309 granted patents across 13 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).

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

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309

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.3

Avg claims per patent

+94%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Twilio holds 309 US patents across 13 technology areas, rank #1,360 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,360
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.5/100): 19.3
avg claims per patent: +94%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Twilio Inc. has been granted 309 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Twilio Inc. at rank #1,360 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 13 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). As a US Corporation, Twilio Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Twilio sits between Advanced Bionics Ag (309 patents, rank #1,356) and Southwest Petroleum University (307 patents, rank #1,364) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 54.5/100 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 204 grants, compared with 105 in the 2015–2019 window, a +94% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Twilio Inc.'s 19.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 13 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Twilio Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Advanced Bionics

309
Daio Paper

309
Glory

309
Gwangju Institute…

309
Twilio ◀

309
Shanghai Jiao Ton…

308
Certainteed

307
Naver

307
Southwest Petrole…

307

What this shows Twilio holds 309 patents at rank #1,360, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Twilio

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,360 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Twilio's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

54 Top 8% higher than 92% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Twilio Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	3.2%
2016	33	10.7%
2017	19	6.1%
2018	22	7.1%
2019	21	6.8%
2020	27	8.7%
2021	21	6.8%
2022	22	7.1%
2023	44	14.2%
2024	41	13.3%
2025	49	15.9%

Which technologies does Twilio Inc. patent most?

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 248

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 140

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 124

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 95

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 27

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 13

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 13

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 10

H04Q - SELECTING 9

Y04S - SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS 7

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 5

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 1

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 1

Top 13 of 13 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,360

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

54.5 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 Twilio Inc. hold?

Twilio Inc. holds 309 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Twilio Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Twilio Inc. has an Innovation Score of 54.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Twilio Inc. focus on?

Twilio Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION) with 248 patents. The company has filed patents in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Twilio Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Twilio Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +94% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Twilio Inc.'s patents?

Twilio Inc.'s patents average 19.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Twilio Inc. 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

Twilio's 309 grants land it in the top 8% 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 - Twilio ranks #1,360 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04L - see who else leads that technology area. H04L 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.