UpGuard, Inc.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Upguard ranks #13,763 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #13,763
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 43%
- by Innovation Score (37.5/100)
- 19.4
- avg claims per patent
- +117%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R13763 · US Corporation #13,763 · 22 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
- MID-PACK #13,763/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Underground Devices
- CPC-NARROW H04L · 2 areas
- INNOV-THIN 37.5/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 19.4 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +117% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Underground Devices, 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 Upguard’s 37.5 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Upguard
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- UpGuard · this assignee
UpGuard · this assignee
37 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Upguard's Innovation Score is 37.5/100 (top 43% 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 Upguard?
Each dot is one of Upguard’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). Upguard’s own 19.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Upguard's grants concentrate
UpGuard, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 95.5% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Upguard sits between Universidade DE Coimbra and VEFXi Corporation.
Upguard's three-year grant acceleration
UpGuard, Inc. shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.
Who files at UpGuard's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Universidade DE C…
Universidade DE Coimbra
22 patents
- Universite Clermo…
Universite Clermont Auvergne
22 patents
- Underground Devic…
Underground Devices, Inc.
22 patents
- University of Uls…
University of Ulster
22 patents
- Urban Trend
Urban Trend, LLC
22 patents
- Valeo Vision Belg…
Valeo Vision Belgique
22 patents
- Vasco Data Securi…
Vasco Data Security, Inc.
22 patents
- Vefxi
VEFXi Corporation
22 patents
- Upguard ◀
UpGuard, Inc.
22 patents
What this shows UpGuard holds 22 patents at rank #13,759, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near UpGuard
By rank, the assignees closest to #13,759 in granted patent volume.
- Universidade DE Coimbra #13,755 · 22 patents
- Universite Clermont Auvergne #13,756 · 22 patents
- Underground Devices, Inc. #13,757 · 22 patents
- University of Ulster #13,758 · 22 patents
- Urban Trend, LLC #13,760 · 22 patents
- Valeo Vision Belgique #13,761 · 22 patents
- Vasco Data Security, Inc. #13,762 · 22 patents
- VEFXi Corporation #13,763 · 22 patents
Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in UpGuard's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 15,969 in class
- Qualcomm Incorporated 13,594 in class
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 11,697 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 10,543 in class
- LG Electronics Inc. 9,062 in class
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) 8,543 in class
- Cisco Technology, Inc. 7,502 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 7,301 in class
Upguard's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
37 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 4.5% |
| 2018 | 3 | 13.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 9.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 4.5% |
| 2021 | 3 | 13.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 9.1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 13.6% |
| 2024 | 4 | 18.2% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 13.6% |
Which technologies does UpGuard, Inc. patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
UpGuard, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- UpGuard, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 95.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
- Ranked #13,763 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare UpGuard, Inc. against Universidade DE Coimbra, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 37.5/100 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.
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.