Where does Ultra Communications, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ultra Communications, Inc. ranks #15,730 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Ultra Communications, Inc. hold?

Ultra Communications, Inc. holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Ultra Communications, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Ultra Communications, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.9 out of 100 (top 42% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ultra Communications, Inc. focus on?

Ultra Communications, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 13 patents, ranking #913 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ultra Communications, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ultra Communications, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +38% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Ultra Communications, Inc.'s patents?

Ultra Communications, Inc.'s patents average 20.3 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Ultra Communications, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Ultra Communications, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ultra ranks #15,730 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 9 technology areas.

#15,730
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (37.9/100): 20.3
avg claims per patent: +38%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15730 · US Corporation #15,730 · 19 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,730/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH U-haul International
CPC-NARROW G02B · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +38% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: U-haul International, 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 Ultra’s 37.9 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 10.3 pts (27%) Velocity 4.8 pts (13%) Breadth 10.6 pts (28%) Claim depth 12.2 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ultra Communications · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ultra's Innovation Score is 37.9/100 (top 42% 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 Ultra?

Each dot is one of Ultra’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). Ultra’s own 20.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

Ultra vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Ultra's grants concentrate

Ultra Communications, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 68.4% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Ultra sits between U-haul International, Inc. and University OF Technology Sydney.

Ultra's three-year grant acceleration

Ultra Communications, Inc. shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

U-haul Internatio…

19
Uhde Inventa-fisc…

19
ULC Robotics

19
Ultizyme Internat…

19
Umarex USA

19
Union Carbide

19
Universidade Fede…

19
University OF Tec…

19
Ultra Communicati… ◀

19

What this shows Ultra holds 19 patents at rank #15,724, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ultra

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,724 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Ultra's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Ultra Communications, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	5.3%
2016	3	15.8%
2017	1	5.3%
2018	2	10.5%
2019	1	5.3%
2020	3	15.8%
2021	3	15.8%
2022	3	15.8%
2023	1	5.3%
2024	1	5.3%

Which technologies does Ultra Communications, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 13

H04B - Transmission 5

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Ultra Communications, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ultra Communications, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 68.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #15,730 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ultra Communications, Inc. against U-haul International, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.9/100 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.

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

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 by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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