Overall rank by patents
#20,593
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: G08G (TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Verizon ranks #20,593 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 13 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20593 · Foreign Corporation #20,593 · 14 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Vangogh Imaging, 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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Verizon Connect Irel… · this assignee
34 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Verizon's Innovation Score is 34.1/100 (top 53% 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.
Verizon Connect Ireland Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G08G (TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Verizon sits between Vangogh Imaging, Inc. and Virginia Panel Corporation.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
VanGogh Imaging, Inc.
14 patents
Vantis Vascular, Inc.
14 patents
Verdagy, Inc.
14 patents
Verity Studios AG
14 patents
Viax Dental Technologies LLC
14 patents
Viessmann Climate Solutions SE
14 patents
Vireo Systems, Inc.
14 patents
Virginia Panel Corporation
14 patents
Verizon Connect Ireland Limited
14 patents
What this shows Verizon holds 14 patents at rank #20,596, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,596 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Verizon's primary technology class.
Verizon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
34 Top 53% higher than 47% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 7 | 50.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | 21.4% |
Top 13 of 13 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#20,593
of 50,000 tracked assignees
34.1 out of 100
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