Where does Vasco Data Security, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Vasco Data Security, Inc. ranks #13,767 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 Vasco Data Security, Inc. hold?

Vasco Data Security, Inc. holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Vasco Data Security, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Vasco Data Security, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.0 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Vasco Data Security, Inc. focus on?

Vasco Data Security, Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 17 patents, ranking #1,573 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Vasco Data Security, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Vasco Data Security, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Vasco Data Security, Inc.'s patents?

Vasco Data Security, Inc.'s patents average 31.7 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 Vasco Data Security, 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

Vasco Data Security, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vasco ranks #13,767 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 10 technology areas.

#13,767
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (37.0/100): 31.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13767 · US Corporation #13,767 · 22 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,767/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH University of Ulster
CPC-FOCUS H04L · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 31.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: University of Ulster (±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 Vasco’s 37.0 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 10.8 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (30%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (41%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Vasco Data Security · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Vasco's Innovation Score is 37.0/100 (top 45% 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 Vasco?

Each dot is one of Vasco’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). Vasco’s own 31.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Vasco's grants concentrate

Vasco Data Security, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 77.3% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (10 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2018. By volume, Vasco sits between University of Ulster and Vishay General Semiconductor, LLC.

University of Uls…

22
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What this shows Vasco holds 22 patents at rank #13,762, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vasco

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,762 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Vasco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Vasco Data Security, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	10	45.5%
2016	5	22.7%
2017	4	18.2%
2018	3	13.6%

Which technologies does Vasco Data Security, Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 17

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 16

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 5

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 5

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 3

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 3

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 2

H04B - Transmission 1

G09C - Ciphering OR Deciphering Apparatus FOR Cryptographic OR Other Purposes Involving THE Need FOR Secrecy 1

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Vasco Data Security, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Vasco Data Security, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 77.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #13,767 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Vasco Data Security, Inc. against University of Ulster, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.0/100 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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