USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Universal Electronics Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 433 granted patents across 49 technology areas, active 2015–2025. 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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433

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.5

Avg claims per patent

+14%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Universal holds 433 US patents across 49 technology areas, rank #1,015 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,015
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.3/100): 13.5
avg claims per patent: +14%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Universal Electronics Inc. has been granted 433 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Universal Electronics Inc. at rank #1,015 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 49 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION). As a US Corporation, Universal Electronics Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Universal sits between National Chiao Tung University (434 patents, rank #1,011) and Magna Mirrors Of America, Inc. (430 patents, rank #1,019) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.3/100 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 231 grants, compared with 202 in the 2015–2019 window, a +14% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Universal Electronics Inc.'s 13.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 49 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Universal Electronics Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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430

What this shows Universal holds 433 patents at rank #1,015, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Universal

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,015 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Universal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Universal Electronics Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	35	8.1%
2016	48	11.1%
2017	51	11.8%
2018	28	6.5%
2019	40	9.2%
2020	22	5.1%
2021	35	8.1%
2022	37	8.5%
2023	63	14.5%
2024	38	8.8%
2025	36	8.3%

Which technologies does Universal Electronics Inc. patent most?

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 302

G08C - TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS 246

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 152

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 103

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 47

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 44

H04B - TRANSMISSION 33

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 30

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 21

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 19

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 9

H01H - ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES 8

H03J - TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS 8

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 8

H04H - BROADCAST COMMUNICATION 6

Top 15 of 49 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,015

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.3 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 Universal Electronics Inc. hold?

Universal Electronics Inc. holds 433 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 49 technology areas.

What is Universal Electronics Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Universal Electronics Inc. has an Innovation Score of 63.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Universal Electronics Inc. focus on?

Universal Electronics Inc.'s top technology area is H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION) with 302 patents. The company has filed patents in 49 CPC subclasses total.

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

Universal Electronics Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +14% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

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

Universal Electronics Inc.'s patents average 13.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Universal Electronics 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

Universal's 433 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Universal ranks #1,015 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.