Where does ADC Czech Republic s.r.o. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), ADC Czech Republic s.r.o. ranks #8,322 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 ADC Czech Republic s.r.o. hold?

ADC Czech Republic s.r.o. holds 38 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is ADC Czech Republic s.r.o.'s Innovation Score?

ADC Czech Republic s.r.o. has an Innovation Score of 39.3 out of 100 (top 38% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ADC Czech Republic s.r.o. focus on?

ADC Czech Republic s.r.o.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 33 patents, ranking #431 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is ADC Czech Republic s.r.o.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

ADC Czech Republic s.r.o.'s recent grant velocity is -27% 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 ADC Czech Republic s.r.o.'s patents?

ADC Czech Republic s.r.o.'s patents average 17.7 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 ADC Czech Republic s.r.o. 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

ADC Czech Republic s.r.o.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 38 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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, ADC ranks #8,322 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 38 patents across 15 technology areas.

#8,322
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 38%
by Innovation Score (39.3/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: -27%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8322 · Foreign Corporation #8,322 · 38 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 38 grants
UPPER-Q #8,322/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ABB E-Mobility B V
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -27% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ABB E-Mobility B.V. (±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 ADC’s 39.3 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 12.7 pts (32%) Velocity 2.4 pts (6%) Breadth 13.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
ADC Czech Republic… · this assignee

39
Dongbu HiTek · near

39
Neurometrix · near

39
Oceus Networks · near

39
Thinkspan · near

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows ADC's Innovation Score is 39.3/100 (top 38% 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 ADC?

Each dot is one of ADC’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). ADC’s own 17.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where ADC's grants concentrate

ADC Czech Republic s.r.o. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 86.8% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, ADC sits between Y.E. Hub Armenia LLC and ATT Southern Inc..

ADC's three-year grant acceleration

ADC Czech Republic s.r.o. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 17 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.

Y E Hub Armenia

39
dormakaba USA

39
ABB E-mobility B V

38
Abbvie Biotherape…

38
Aker Biomarine An…

38
API

38
Atop S p A

38
ATT Southern

38
ADC Czech Republi… ◀

38

What this shows ADC holds 38 patents at rank #8,322, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ADC

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,322 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for ADC, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G02B (Optical Elements), ADC ranks #431 of 4,891 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (39 here).

Oceus Networks, LLC 39 Neurometrix, Inc. 39 Dongbu HiTek Co., Ltd. 39 Thinkspan, LLC 39

ADC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 38% higher than 62% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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ADC Czech Republic s.r.o. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	2.6%
2016	1	2.6%
2017	8	21.1%
2018	5	13.2%
2019	7	18.4%
2020	5	13.2%
2021	5	13.2%
2022	2	5.3%
2023	3	7.9%
2024	1	2.6%

Which technologies does ADC Czech Republic s.r.o. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 33

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 11

H04Q - Selecting 11

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 6

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 3

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 2

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 2

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 2

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 1

Top 15 of 15 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

ADC Czech Republic s.r.o.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

ADC Czech Republic s.r.o.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 86.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #8,322 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare ADC Czech Republic s.r.o. against Y.E. Hub Armenia LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.3/100 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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