Where does AdValue Photonics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AdValue Photonics, Inc. ranks #18,348 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 AdValue Photonics, Inc. hold?

AdValue Photonics, Inc. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is AdValue Photonics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

AdValue Photonics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 43.5 out of 100 (top 28% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does AdValue Photonics, Inc. focus on?

AdValue Photonics, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 12 patents, ranking #964 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is AdValue Photonics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AdValue Photonics, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -64% 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 AdValue Photonics, Inc.'s patents?

AdValue Photonics, Inc.'s patents average 7.5 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 AdValue Photonics, Inc. 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 US Corporation

AdValue Photonics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 7 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, Advalue ranks #18,348 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 7 technology areas.

#18,348
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 28%
by Innovation Score (43.5/100): 7.5
avg claims per patent: -64%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18348 · US Corporation #18,348 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,348/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Actian
CPC-NARROW G02B · 7 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.5/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -64% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Actian Corporation (±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 Advalue’s 43.5 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 9.6 pts (22%) Velocity 20.0 pts (46%) Breadth 9.4 pts (22%) Claim depth 4.5 pts (10%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AdValue Photonics · this assignee

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Advalue's Innovation Score is 43.5/100 (top 28% 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 Advalue?

Each dot is one of Advalue’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). Advalue’s own 7.5 claims/patent is at or below the 17.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Advalue's grants concentrate

AdValue Photonics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Advalue sits between ActLight SA and Affirmed Networks, Inc..

Advalue's three-year grant acceleration

AdValue Photonics, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Actlight

15
Actian

15
Acton

15
Adhawk Microsyste…

15
Addex

15
Aerofoil Energy

15
Affectomatics

15
Affirmed Networks

15
Advalue Photonics ◀

15

What this shows AdValue holds 15 patents at rank #18,384, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AdValue

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,384 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Advalue's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 28% higher than 72% 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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AdValue Photonics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	13.3%
2016	1	6.7%
2017	8	53.3%
2021	1	6.7%
2023	2	13.3%
2024	1	6.7%

Which technologies does AdValue Photonics, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 12

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 11

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 2

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 2

C03B - Manufacture, Shaping, OR Supplementary Processes 2

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

C03C - Chemical Composition OF Glasses, Glazes OR Vitreous ENAMELS; Surface Treatment OF GLASS; Surface Treatment OF Fibres OR Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals OR SLAGS; Joining Glass TO Glass OR Other Materials 1

Top 7 of 7 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

AdValue Photonics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AdValue Photonics, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #18,348 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AdValue Photonics, Inc. against ActLight SA, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.5/100 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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