Aimpoint AB
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 26 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: F41G (Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Aimpoint ranks #11,528 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 26 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #11,528
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 21st percentile
- by Innovation Score (26.6/100)
- 4.3
- avg claims per patent
- +30%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R11528 · Foreign Corporation #11,528 · 26 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 26 grants
- UPPER-Q #11,528/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Access Medical Systems
- CPC-NARROW F41G · 2 areas
- INNOV-THIN 26.6/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 4.3 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-UP +30% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Access Medical Systems, 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 Aimpoint’s 26.6 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Aimpoint
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Luziferlamps S L · near 27
Luziferlamps S L · near
27 score
- Syngene International · near 27
Syngene International · near
27 score
- Aimpoint AB · this assignee 27
Aimpoint AB · this assignee
27 score
- Hitachi Appliances · near 27
Hitachi Appliances · near
27 score
- Ideahub · near 27
Ideahub · near
27 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Aimpoint's Innovation Score is 26.6/100 (21st 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 Aimpoint?
Each dot is one of Aimpoint’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). Aimpoint’s own 4.3 claims/patent is at or below the 15.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Aimpoint's grants concentrate
Aimpoint AB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 23.1% of grants classified under F41G (Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Aimpoint sits between tZERO IP, LLC and American Honda Motor Co., Inc..
Aimpoint's three-year grant acceleration
Aimpoint AB shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.
Who files at Aimpoint's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- tzero IP
tZERO IP, LLC
27 patents
- Access Medical Sy…
Access Medical Systems, Ltd.
26 patents
- ACE Light & Tech…
ACE Light & Electronic Tech (NINGBO) Co., Ltd.
26 patents
- Adaptix
Adaptix Ltd
26 patents
- ALD Vacuum
ALD Vacuum Technologies GMBH
26 patents
- Allergan Sales
Allergan Sales, LLC
26 patents
- Allstate Solution…
Allstate Solutions Private Limited
26 patents
- American Honda Mo…
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
26 patents
- Aimpoint AB ◀
Aimpoint AB
26 patents
What this shows Aimpoint holds 26 patents at rank #11,526, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Aimpoint
By rank, the assignees closest to #11,526 in granted patent volume.
- tZERO IP, LLC #11,522 · 27 patents
- Access Medical Systems, Ltd. #11,523 · 26 patents
- ACE Light & Electronic Tech (NINGBO) Co., Ltd. #11,524 · 26 patents
- Adaptix Ltd #11,525 · 26 patents
- ALD Vacuum Technologies GMBH #11,527 · 26 patents
- Allergan Sales, LLC #11,528 · 26 patents
- Allstate Solutions Private Limited #11,529 · 26 patents
- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. #11,530 · 26 patents
Leaders in F41G (Weapon Sights)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Aimpoint's primary technology class.
- Raytheon Company 105 in class
- BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. 86 in class
- Sheltered Wings, Inc. 64 in class
- SIG Sauer Inc. 45 in class
- Leupold & Stevens, Inc. 40 in class
- Wilcox Industries Corp. 33 in class
- Crosman Corporation 31 in class
- Cubic Corporation 30 in class
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Aimpoint, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F41G (Weapon Sights), Aimpoint ranks #74 of 307 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (27 here).
Aimpoint's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
27 21st percentile higher than 21% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 3.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 3.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | 7.7% |
| 2018 | 4 | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 7.7% |
| 2020 | 4 | 15.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 3.8% |
| 2022 | 3 | 11.5% |
| 2023 | 3 | 11.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 7.7% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 11.5% |
Which technologies does Aimpoint AB patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Aimpoint AB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Aimpoint AB's lead technology class is F41G (Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming), 23.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41G
- Ranked #11,528 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Aimpoint AB against tZERO IP, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 26.6/100 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.
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