Where does 8i Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), 8i Limited ranks #23,749 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 8i Limited hold?

8i Limited holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is 8i Limited's Innovation Score?

8i Limited has an Innovation Score of 32.0 out of 100 (40th 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 8i Limited focus on?

8i Limited's top technology area is G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General) with 11 patents, ranking #1,157 of 6,389 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is 8i Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

8i Limited's recent grant velocity is +20% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for 8i Limited's patents?

8i Limited's patents average 22.4 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 8i Limited 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 Foreign Corporation

8i Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, 8i ranks #23,749 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 8 technology areas.

#23,749
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 40th percentile
by Innovation Score (32.0/100): 22.4
avg claims per patent: +20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23749 · Foreign Corporation #23,749 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #23,749/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 4Knines
CPC-NARROW G06T · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 4Knines, 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 8i’s 32.0 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 8.6 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (31%) Claim depth 13.4 pts (42%)

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What this shows 8i's Innovation Score is 32.0/100 (40th 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 8i?

Each dot is one of 8i’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). 8i’s own 22.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where 8i's grants concentrate

8i Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, 8i sits between 4Knines, LLC and A.C.M.I.—SOCIETA' PER Azioni.

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What this shows 8i holds 11 patents at rank #23,749, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near 8i

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,749 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in 8i's primary technology class.

8i's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 40th percentile higher than 40% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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8i Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	2	18.2%
2019	3	27.3%
2020	4	36.4%
2021	2	18.2%

Which technologies does 8i Limited patent most?

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 11

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 5

G03H - Holographic Processes OR Apparatus 3

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 2

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

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

8i Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

8i Limited's lead technology class is G06T (Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06T
Ranked #23,749 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare 8i Limited against 4Knines, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.0/100 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

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.