Where does Abberior Instruments GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Abberior Instruments GMBH ranks #13,275 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 Abberior Instruments GMBH hold?

Abberior Instruments GMBH holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Abberior Instruments GMBH's Innovation Score?

Abberior Instruments GMBH has an Innovation Score of 47.1 out of 100 (top 19% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Abberior Instruments GMBH focus on?

Abberior Instruments GMBH's top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 22 patents, ranking #608 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Abberior Instruments GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Abberior Instruments GMBH's recent grant velocity is +140% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Abberior Instruments GMBH's patents?

Abberior Instruments GMBH's patents average 23.7 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 Abberior Instruments GMBH 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

Abberior Instruments GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Abberior ranks #13,275 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 6 technology areas.

#13,275
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.1/100): 23.7
avg claims per patent: +140%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13275 · Foreign Corporation #13,275 · 22 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,275/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 1304338 Alberta
CPC-NARROW G02B · 6 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +140% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 1304338 Alberta 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 Abberior’s 47.1 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 10.8 pts (23%) Velocity 13.3 pts (28%) Breadth 8.7 pts (19%) Claim depth 14.2 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Abberior Instruments · this assignee

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What this shows Abberior's Innovation Score is 47.1/100 (top 19% 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 Abberior?

Each dot is one of Abberior’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). Abberior’s own 23.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Abberior's grants concentrate

Abberior Instruments GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Abberior sits between nuTonomy Inc. and ADC Therapeutics SA.

Abberior's three-year grant acceleration

Abberior Instruments GMBH shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

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What this shows Abberior holds 22 patents at rank #13,275, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Abberior

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,275 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Abberior's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Abberior Instruments GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	9.1%
2019	3	13.6%
2020	1	4.5%
2021	1	4.5%
2022	2	9.1%
2023	2	9.1%
2024	6	27.3%
2025partial year	5	22.7%

Which technologies does Abberior Instruments GMBH patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 22

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 14

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 1

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

Top 6 of 6 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Abberior Instruments GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Abberior Instruments GMBH's lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #13,275 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Abberior Instruments GMBH against nuTonomy Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.1/100 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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