Where does Xtera Communications, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Xtera Communications, Inc. ranks #44,169 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 Xtera Communications, Inc. hold?

Xtera Communications, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Xtera Communications, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Xtera Communications, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.0 out of 100 (16th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Xtera Communications, Inc. focus on?

Xtera Communications, Inc.'s top technology area is H04B (Transmission) with 4 patents, ranking #1,496 of 3,909 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Xtera Communications, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Xtera Communications, Inc.'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 Xtera Communications, Inc.'s patents?

Xtera Communications, Inc.'s patents average 14.8 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 Xtera Communications, 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

Xtera Communications, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: H04B (Transmission).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Xtera ranks #44,169 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.

#44,169
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 16th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.0/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44169 · US Corporation #44,169 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #44,169/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Xiamen iPrt Technology
CPC-NARROW H04B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Xiamen iPrt Technology 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 Xtera’s 25.0 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 6.7 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (38%) Claim depth 8.9 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Xtera Communications · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Xtera's Innovation Score is 25.0/100 (16th 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Xtera?

Each dot is one of Xtera’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). Xtera’s own 14.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 6.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Xtera's grants concentrate

Xtera Communications, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Xtera sits between Xiamen Yaxon Network Co., Ltd. and Yang JI Co., Ltd..

Xiamen Yaxon Netw…

6
Xiamen iprt Techn…

6
Xiangtan Electric…

6
Xindao (Shanghai)

6
Xuzhou Armour Rub…

6
Y-tec

6
Yamato Protec

6
Yang JI

6
Xtera Communicati… ◀

6

What this shows Xtera holds 6 patents at rank #44,144, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Xtera

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,144 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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

Xtera's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 16th percentile higher than 16% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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Xtera Communications, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	66.7%
2016	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Xtera Communications, Inc. patent most?

H04B - Transmission 4

H04J - Multiplex Communication 4

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 1

H04Q - Selecting 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

Xtera Communications, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Xtera Communications, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
Ranked #44,169 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Xtera Communications, Inc. against Xiamen Yaxon Network Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.0/100 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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