USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

United States Postal Service

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 477 granted patents across 79 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,).

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

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477

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.6

Avg claims per patent

+89%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

United holds 477 US patents across 79 technology areas, rank #932 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#932
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.4/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: +89%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

United States Postal Service has been granted 477 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing United States Postal Service at rank #932 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 79 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,). As a US Corporation, United States Postal Service is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, United sits between Conocophillips Company (481 patents, rank #928) and Stratasys Ltd. (476 patents, rank #936) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 65.4/100 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 312 grants, compared with 165 in the 2015–2019 window, a +89% 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. United States Postal Service's 16.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 79 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark United States Postal Service against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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481
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480
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478
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476
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476
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476
Stratasys

476

What this shows United holds 477 patents at rank #932, 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 #932 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)

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

United's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

65 Top 1% higher than 99% 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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United States Postal Service patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	21	4.4%
2016	18	3.8%
2017	45	9.4%
2018	29	6.1%
2019	52	10.9%
2020	43	9.0%
2021	42	8.8%
2022	55	11.5%
2023	64	13.4%
2024	68	14.3%
2025	40	8.4%

Which technologies does United States Postal Service patent most?

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 219

B07C - POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING 115

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 79

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 69

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 65

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 61

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 44

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 37

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 33

G07B - TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS 28

E05B - LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS 23

A47G - HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT 22

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 21

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 20

B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 19

Top 15 of 79 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#932

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

65.4 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 United States Postal Service hold?

United States Postal Service holds 477 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 79 technology areas.

What is United States Postal Service's Innovation Score?

United States Postal Service has an Innovation Score of 65.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does United States Postal Service focus on?

United States Postal Service's top technology area is 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) with 219 patents. The company has filed patents in 79 CPC subclasses total.

Is United States Postal Service's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

United States Postal Service's recent filing velocity is +89% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for United States Postal Service's patents?

United States Postal Service's patents average 16.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the United States Postal Service 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

United's 477 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - United ranks #932 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06Q - see who else leads that technology area. G06Q 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.