USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

VCE IP Holding Company Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 106 granted patents across 16 technology areas, active 2016–2021. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

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

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106

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.5

Avg claims per patent

-86%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

VCE holds 106 US patents across 16 technology areas, rank #3,488 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,488
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 35%
by Innovation Score (40.8/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: -86%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

VCE IP Holding Company Llc has been granted 106 US utility patents between 2016 and 2021, placing VCE IP Holding Company Llc at rank #3,488 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 16 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a US Corporation, VCE IP Holding Company Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, VCE sits between Sulzer Mixpac Ag (106 patents, rank #3,484) and Dionex Corporation (105 patents, rank #3,492) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 40.8/100 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 13 grants, compared with 93 in the 2015–2019 window, a -86% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. VCE IP Holding Company Llc's 17.5 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 16 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark VCE IP Holding Company Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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105
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What this shows VCE holds 106 patents at rank #3,488, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near VCE

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,488 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

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

VCE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 35% higher than 65% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

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

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VCE IP Holding Company Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	1.9%
2017	19	17.9%
2018	39	36.8%
2019	33	31.1%
2020	11	10.4%
2021	2	1.9%

Which technologies does VCE IP Holding Company Llc patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 73

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 46

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 12

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 9

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE 4

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 3

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 2

H04Q - SELECTING 2

H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION 2

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 2

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 1

H02G - INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES 1

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS 1

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 1

Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE 1

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,488

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

40.8 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 VCE IP Holding Company Llc hold?

VCE IP Holding Company Llc holds 106 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2021, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is VCE IP Holding Company Llc's Innovation Score?

VCE IP Holding Company Llc has an Innovation Score of 40.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does VCE IP Holding Company Llc focus on?

VCE IP Holding Company Llc's top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 73 patents. The company has filed patents in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is VCE IP Holding Company Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

VCE IP Holding Company Llc's recent filing velocity is -86% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for VCE IP Holding Company Llc's patents?

VCE IP Holding Company Llc's patents average 17.5 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the VCE IP Holding Company Llc 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

VCE's 106 grants land it in the top 35% 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 - VCE ranks #3,488 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F 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.