USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 363 granted patents across 32 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS).

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

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363

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

23.3

Avg claims per patent

-55%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Ability holds 363 US patents across 32 technology areas, rank #1,170 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,170
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.6/100): 23.3
avg claims per patent: -55%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd. has been granted 363 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd. at rank #1,170 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 32 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 23.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS). As a Foreign Corporation, Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Ability sits between HFI Innovation Inc. (365 patents, rank #1,166) and Stryker European Operations Limited (363 patents, rank #1,174) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.6/100 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 112 grants, compared with 251 in the 2015–2019 window, a -55% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd.'s 23.3 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 32 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

HFI Innovation

365
Purdue Pharma

365
Excalibur IP

364
KARL Storz SE & KG

364
Fenwal

363
Nippon Electric G…

363
Sigmasense

363
Stryker European…

363
Ability Opto- Tec… ◀

363

What this shows Ability holds 363 patents at rank #1,170, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ability

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,170 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Ability's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	2.5%
2016	23	6.3%
2017	79	21.8%
2018	84	23.1%
2019	56	15.4%
2020	47	12.9%
2021	18	5.0%
2022	16	4.4%
2023	16	4.4%
2024	9	2.5%
2025	6	1.7%

Which technologies does Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd. patent most?

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 344

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 52

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 19

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 13

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 10

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 10

H10F - INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION 10

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

B60Q - ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL 5

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 5

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 4

B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS 2

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 2

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 2

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 2

Top 15 of 32 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,170

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.6 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 Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd. hold?

Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd. holds 363 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 32 technology areas.

What is Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 56.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd. focus on?

Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS) with 344 patents. The company has filed patents in 32 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -55% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd.'s patents average 23.3 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Ability Opto-electronics Technology Co., Ltd. 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

Ability's 363 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - Ability ranks #1,170 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G02B - see who else leads that technology area. G02B 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.