Where does AFL IG LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AFL IG LLC ranks #15,798 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 AFL IG LLC hold?

AFL IG LLC holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is AFL IG LLC's Innovation Score?

AFL IG LLC has an Innovation Score of 30.3 out of 100 (34th 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 AFL IG LLC focus on?

AFL IG LLC's top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 15 patents, ranking #817 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is AFL IG LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AFL IG LLC'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 AFL IG LLC's patents?

AFL IG LLC's patents average 14.6 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 AFL IG LLC 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

AFL IG LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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, AFL ranks #15,798 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 7 technology areas.

#15,798
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.3/100): 14.6
avg claims per patent: +140%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15798 · US Corporation #15,798 · 18 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #15,798/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Actuator Solutions
CPC-NARROW G02B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +140% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Actuator Solutions GMBH (±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 AFL’s 30.3 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 10.2 pts (34%) Velocity 2.1 pts (7%) Breadth 9.4 pts (31%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AFL IG · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows AFL's Innovation Score is 30.3/100 (34th 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 AFL?

Each dot is one of AFL’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). AFL’s own 14.6 claims/patent is at or below the 17.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where AFL's grants concentrate

AFL IG LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, AFL sits between Actuator Solutions GMBH and Ambit Biosciences Corp..

AFL's three-year grant acceleration

AFL IG LLC shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 13 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.

Actuator Solutions

18
Admatechs

18
ADT US Holdings

18
Aegis Therapeutics

18
Ahlstrom OYJ

18
Airgap Networks

18
Alectos Therapeut…

18
Ambit Biosciences

18
AFL IG ◀

18

What this shows AFL holds 18 patents at rank #15,792, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AFL

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,792 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

AFL's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2025

Grants by year

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

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AFL IG LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	5	27.8%
2020	7	38.9%
2021	1	5.6%
2022	3	16.7%
2024	1	5.6%
2025partial year	1	5.6%

Which technologies does AFL IG LLC patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 15

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 5

H04Q - Selecting 3

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

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 1

Top 7 of 7 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

AFL IG LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AFL IG LLC's lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #15,798 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AFL IG LLC against Actuator Solutions GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.3/100 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

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.