Where does Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series ranks #18,318 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 Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series hold?

Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series's Innovation Score?

Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series has an Innovation Score of 31.1 out of 100 (36th 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 Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series focus on?

Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series's top technology area is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks) with 15 patents, ranking #986 of 5,904 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series's recent grant velocity is -86% 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 Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series's patents?

Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series's patents average 16.8 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series

Q: How is the Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series 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 PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: H04W (Wireless Communication Networks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Zetta ranks #18,318 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 10 technology areas.

#18,318
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.1/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18318 · US Corporation #18,318 · 16 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #18,318/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Zero E
CPC-FOCUS H04W · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Zero E Technologies, 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.

How Zetta’s 31.1 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 9.8 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (36%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Zetta Research and… · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Zetta's Innovation Score is 31.1/100 (36th 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 Zetta?

Each dot is one of Zetta’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). Zetta’s own 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Zetta's grants concentrate

Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 93.8% of grants classified under H04W (Wireless Communication Networks). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Zetta sits between Zozo, Inc. and Zimmer Surgical, Inc..

Zozo

16
Zpower

16
ZS Pharma

16
Zero E

16
Zhaoqing Yitai In…

16
Zhejiang Topsun L…

16
Zhejiang Zhengte

16
Zimmer Surgical

16
Zetta Research an… ◀

16

What this shows Zetta holds 16 patents at rank #18,321, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Zetta

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,321 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04W (Wireless Communication Networks)

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

Zetta's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	37.5%
2016	5	31.3%
2017	1	6.3%
2019	2	12.5%
2020	1	6.3%
2021	1	6.3%

Which technologies does Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series patent most?

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 15

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 15

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 15

H04J - Multiplex Communication 9

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 8

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 8

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 8

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 8

H04S - Stereophonic Systems 1

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series's lead technology class is H04W (Wireless Communication Networks), 93.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04W
Ranked #18,318 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Zetta Research and Development LLC—ForC Series against Zozo, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.1/100 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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