Where does Vista Research Group, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Vista Research Group, LLC ranks #38,243 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 Vista Research Group, LLC hold?

Vista Research Group, LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Vista Research Group, LLC's Innovation Score?

Vista Research Group, LLC has an Innovation Score of 22.4 out of 100 (10th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Vista Research Group, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Vista Research Group, LLC'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 Vista Research Group, LLC's patents?

Vista Research Group, LLC's patents average 15.1 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 Vista Research Group, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Vista Research Group, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Vista Research Group, LLC focus on?

Vista Research Group, LLC's top technology area is G01S (Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves) with 4 patents. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 3 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: G01S (Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arra).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vista ranks #38,243 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 3 technology areas.

#38,243
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 10th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.4/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38243 · US Corporation #38,243 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
LOWER-Q #38,243/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Viscot Medical
CPC-NARROW G01S · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Viscot Medical, LLC (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Vista Research Group · this assignee

22
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Vista's Innovation Score is 22.4/100 (10th percentile 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.

Where Vista's grants concentrate

Vista Research Group, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under G01S (Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arra). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Vista sits between Viscot Medical, LLC and Viveo Labs, Inc..

Viscot Medical

7
Visedo OY

7
Vishay

7
Vista Innotech

7
Vitrolabs

7
Vivabiocell S P A

7
Viventia BIO

7
Viveo Labs

7
Vista Research Gr… ◀

7

What this shows Vista holds 7 patents at rank #38,163, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vista

By rank, the assignees closest to #38,163 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01S (Radio Direction-finding)

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

Vista's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

22 10th percentile higher than 10% 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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Vista Research Group, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	14.3%
2016	2	28.6%
2017	2	28.6%
2018	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Vista Research Group, LLC patent most?

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 4

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 1

Top 3 of 3 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#38,243

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

22.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Vista Research Group, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Vista Research Group, LLC's lead technology class is G01S (Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arra), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01S
Ranked #38,243 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Vista Research Group, LLC against Viscot Medical, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.4/100 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

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.