USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

X Development Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,197 granted patents across 220 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B25J (MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES).

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

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1,197

Total patents granted

220

CPC technology areas

18.9

Avg claims per patent

+9%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

X holds 1,197 US patents across 220 technology areas, rank #361 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#361
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.2/100): 18.9
avg claims per patent: +9%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

X Development Llc has been granted 1,197 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing X Development Llc at rank #361 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 220 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in B25J (MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES). As a US Corporation, X Development Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, X sits between Pixart Imaging Inc. (1,212 patents, rank #357) and Cummins Inc. (1,191 patents, rank #365) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 66.2/100 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 623 grants, compared with 574 in the 2015–2019 window, a +9% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. X Development Llc's 18.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark X Development Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Pixart Imaging

1,212
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1,206
Magna

1,198
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1,197
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1,197
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1,196
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1,194
Canon Medical Sys…

1,191
Cummins

1,191

What this shows X holds 1,197 patents at rank #361, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near X

By rank, the assignees closest to #361 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B25J (Manipulators)

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

X's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

66 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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X Development Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	21	1.8%
2017	206	17.2%
2018	201	16.8%
2019	146	12.2%
2020	130	10.9%
2021	139	11.6%
2022	130	10.9%
2023	138	11.5%
2024	66	5.5%
2025	20	1.7%

Which technologies does X Development Llc patent most?

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 351

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 261

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 250

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 174

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 169

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 168

G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 168

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 165

H04B - TRANSMISSION 129

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 92

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 83

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 72

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 61

B64U - UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR 57

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 54

Top 15 of 220 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#361

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

66.2 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 X Development Llc hold?

X Development Llc holds 1,197 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 220 technology areas.

What is X Development Llc's Innovation Score?

X Development Llc has an Innovation Score of 66.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does X Development Llc focus on?

X Development Llc's top technology area is B25J (MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES) with 351 patents. The company has filed patents in 220 CPC subclasses total.

Is X Development Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

X Development Llc's recent filing velocity is +9% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for X Development Llc's patents?

X Development Llc's patents average 18.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the X Development 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

X's 1,197 grants land it in the top 1% 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 - X ranks #361 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B25J - see who else leads that technology area. B25J 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.