Where does Wolfram Research, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Wolfram Research, Inc. ranks #13,259 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 Wolfram Research, Inc. hold?

Wolfram Research, Inc. holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Wolfram Research, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Wolfram Research, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.2 out of 100 (top 44% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Wolfram Research, Inc. focus on?

Wolfram Research, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 21 patents, ranking #1,973 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Wolfram Research, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Wolfram Research, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -47% 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 Wolfram Research, Inc.'s patents?

Wolfram Research, Inc.'s patents average 24.1 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 Wolfram Research, 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

Wolfram Research, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Wolfram ranks #13,259 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 7 technology areas.

#13,259
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.2/100): 24.1
avg claims per patent: -47%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13259 · US Corporation #13,259 · 23 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #13,259/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Weifang Goertek…
CPC-NARROW G06F · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 24.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -47% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Weifang Goertek Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (±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 Wolfram’s 37.2 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 11.0 pts (29%) Velocity 2.4 pts (6%) Breadth 9.4 pts (25%) Claim depth 14.5 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Wolfram Research · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Wolfram's Innovation Score is 37.2/100 (top 44% 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 Wolfram?

Each dot is one of Wolfram’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). Wolfram’s own 24.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Wolfram's grants concentrate

Wolfram Research, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 91.3% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Wolfram sits between Weifang Goertek Microelectronics Co., Ltd. and Yunjing Intelligence Innovation (SHENZHEN) Co., Ltd..

Wolfram's three-year grant acceleration

Wolfram Research, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Weifang Goertek M…

23
Westfalia-automot…

23
Wilmar

23
Wilsonart

23
Xiangtan Universi…

23
Xiaomi EV Technol…

23
Xi'an University…

23
Yunjing Intellige…

23
Wolfram Research ◀

23

What this shows Wolfram holds 23 patents at rank #13,254, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wolfram

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,254 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Wolfram's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Wolfram Research, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	4.3%
2016	1	4.3%
2017	2	8.7%
2018	4	17.4%
2019	7	30.4%
2020	2	8.7%
2021	2	8.7%
2022	3	13.0%
2023	1	4.3%

Which technologies does Wolfram Research, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 21

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 12

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 2

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 1

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

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 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Wolfram Research, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Wolfram Research, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 91.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #13,259 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Wolfram Research, Inc. against Weifang Goertek Microelectronics Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.2/100 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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