Virtustream IP Holding Company LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 39 granted patents across 6 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Virtustream ranks #8,310 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 39 patents across 6 technology areas.
- #8,310
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 43%
- by Innovation Score (37.7/100)
- 20.7
- avg claims per patent
- +92%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R8310 · US Corporation #8,310 · 39 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 39 grants
- UPPER-Q #8,310/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Ulterra Drilling
- CPC-NARROW G06F · 6 areas
- INNOV-THIN 37.7/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 20.7 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +92% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. (±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 Virtustream’s 37.7 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 Virtustream
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- The Boppy · near
The Boppy · near
38 score
- Vetter Pharma-Fertig… · near
Vetter Pharma-Fertig… · near
38 score
- Virtustream IP Holding · this assignee
Virtustream IP Holding · this assignee
38 score
- Dawn Equipment · near
Dawn Equipment · near
38 score
- Occipital · near
Occipital · near
38 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Virtustream's Innovation Score is 37.7/100 (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 Virtustream?
Each dot is one of Virtustream’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). Virtustream’s own 20.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Virtustream's grants concentrate
Virtustream IP Holding Company LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 89.7% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2024. By volume, Virtustream sits between University OF Guelph and Wiliot, Ltd..
Virtustream's three-year grant acceleration
From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Virtustream IP Holding Company LLC moved from 21 to 12 grants (0.57x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.
Who files at Virtustream's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- University OF Gue…
University OF Guelph
39 patents
- Ulterra Drilling
Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P.
39 patents
- Vaxcel Internatio…
Vaxcel International Co., Ltd.
39 patents
- Verizon Connect D…
Verizon Connect Development Limited
39 patents
- Vium
Vium, Inc.
39 patents
- Wegmann automotive
Wegmann automotive GmbH
39 patents
- Weinberg Medical…
Weinberg Medical Physics, Inc
39 patents
- Wiliot
Wiliot, Ltd.
39 patents
- Virtustream IP Ho… ◀
Virtustream IP Holding Company LLC
39 patents
What this shows Virtustream holds 39 patents at rank #8,309, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Virtustream
By rank, the assignees closest to #8,309 in granted patent volume.
- University OF Guelph #8,305 · 39 patents
- Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. #8,306 · 39 patents
- Vaxcel International Co., Ltd. #8,307 · 39 patents
- Verizon Connect Development Limited #8,308 · 39 patents
- Vium, Inc. #8,310 · 39 patents
- Wegmann automotive GmbH #8,311 · 39 patents
- Weinberg Medical Physics, Inc #8,312 · 39 patents
- Wiliot, Ltd. #8,313 · 39 patents
Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Virtustream's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 42,717 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 21,497 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16,951 in class
- Google LLC 13,092 in class
- Intel Corporation 12,803 in class
- Apple Inc. 11,007 in class
- Amazon Technologies, Inc. 10,217 in class
- Dell Products L.P. 7,187 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Virtustream, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), Virtustream ranks #1,306 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (38 here).
Virtustream's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
38 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 | 3 | 7.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 5.1% |
| 2019 | 8 | 20.5% |
| 2020 | 7 | 17.9% |
| 2021 | 6 | 15.4% |
| 2022 | 8 | 20.5% |
| 2023 | 3 | 7.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 2.6% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 2.6% |
Which technologies does Virtustream IP Holding Company LLC patent most?
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Virtustream IP Holding Company LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Virtustream IP Holding Company LLC's lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 89.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
- Ranked #8,310 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Virtustream IP Holding Company LLC against University OF Guelph, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 37.7/100 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.