Where does United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. ranks #7,496 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 United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. hold?

United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. holds 44 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.'s Innovation Score?

United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. has an Innovation Score of 50.7 out of 100 (top 13% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. focus on?

United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.'s top technology area is B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor) with 32 patents, ranking #11 of 230 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 25 CPC subclasses total.

Is United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.'s recent grant velocity is +467% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.'s patents?

United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.'s patents average 19.0 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 United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. 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

United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 44 granted patents across 25 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, United ranks #7,496 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 44 patents across 25 technology areas.

#7,496
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.7/100): 19.0
avg claims per patent: +467%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7496 · US Corporation #7,496 · 44 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 44 grants
UPPER-Q #7,496/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ulsan National…
CPC-FOCUS B64G · 25 areas
INNOV-PAR 50.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +467% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ulsan National Institute OF Science AND Technology (±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 United’s 50.7 Innovation Score adds up

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

Volume 13.1 pts (26%) Velocity 8.4 pts (17%) Breadth 17.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Lippert Components… · near

51
National University… · near

51
The Prudential… · near

51
United Launch… · this assignee

51
Valeo Systemes DE… · near

51
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows United's Innovation Score is 50.7/100 (top 13% 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 United?

Each dot is one of United’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). United’s own 19.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where United's grants concentrate

United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 25 CPC subclasses with 72.7% of grants classified under B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, United sits between U.S. Bank National Association and Vasoinnovations Inc..

United's three-year grant acceleration

United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. shows 19 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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 S Bank National…

44
Ulsan National In…

44
Universidad DE Ch…

44
Universitat Polit…

44
Valeo Siemens Eau…

44
Viettel Group

44
VIS

44
Vasoinnovations

44
United Launch All… ◀

44

What this shows United holds 44 patents at rank #7,499, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near United

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,499 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64G (Cosmonautics)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for United, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B64G (Cosmonautics), United ranks #11 of 230 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (51 here).

National University Corporation Kumamoto University 51 Valeo Systemes DE Controle Moteur 51 The Prudential Insurance Company of America 51 Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc. 51

United's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 13% higher than 87% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	2.3%
2017	4	9.1%
2018	1	2.3%
2020	9	20.5%
2021	6	13.6%
2022	5	11.4%
2023	5	11.4%
2024	9	20.5%
2025partial year	4	9.1%

Which technologies does United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. patent most?

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 32

F02K - Jet-propulsion Plants 12

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 6

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 4

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 4

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 4

F42B - Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition 4

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 3

B63C - Launching, Hauling-out, OR Dry-docking OF VESSELS; Life-saving IN WATER; Equipment FOR Dwelling OR Working Under WATER; Means FOR Salvaging OR Searching FOR Underwater Objects 3

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 2

F04F - Pumping OF Fluid BY Direct Contact OF Another Fluid OR BY Using Inertia OF Fluid TO BE Pumped ; Siphons 1

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 1

Top 15 of 25 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

United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.'s lead technology class is B64G (COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor), 72.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B64G
Ranked #7,496 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. against U.S. Bank National Association, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 50.7/100 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.

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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