Where does Alcon Lensx, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Alcon Lensx, Inc. ranks #11,905 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 Alcon Lensx, Inc. hold?

Alcon Lensx, Inc. holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Alcon Lensx, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Alcon Lensx, Inc. 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%).

Is Alcon Lensx, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Alcon Lensx, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Alcon Lensx, Inc.'s patents?

Alcon Lensx, Inc.'s patents average 18.6 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 Alcon Lensx, 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

Alcon Lensx, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Alcon Lensx, Inc. focus on?

Alcon Lensx, Inc.'s top technology area is A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs) with 25 patents, ranking #260 of 3,082 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive Device).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Alcon ranks #11,905 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 5 technology areas.

#11,905
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.3/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11905 · US Corporation #11,905 · 25 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 25 grants
UPPER-Q #11,905/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aalyria
CPC-NARROW A61F · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aalyria Technologies, Inc. (±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 Alcon’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 11.3 pts (37%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (26%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Alcon Lensx · this assignee

30
Edsal Manufacturing · near

30
Macauto Industrial · near

30
The Urban Electric · near

30
Altek · near

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Alcon'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 Alcon?

Each dot is one of Alcon’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). Alcon’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 18.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Alcon's grants concentrate

Alcon Lensx, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive Device). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (10 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, Alcon sits between Aalyria Technologies, Inc. and Apator Miitors APS.

Aalyria

25
Adisseo France S

25
Agena Bioscience

25
Airspan Networks

25
Alere SAN Diego

25
Alexza Pharmaceut…

25
Alza

25
Apator Miitors APS

25
Alcon Lensx ◀

25

What this shows Alcon holds 25 patents at rank #11,896, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Alcon

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,896 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Alcon, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood Vessels), Alcon ranks #260 of 3,082 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (30 here).

Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd. 30 Edsal Manufacturing Company, LLC 30 The Urban Electric Company 30 Altek Corporation 30

Alcon'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 · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Alcon Lensx, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	32.0%
2016	10	40.0%
2017	5	20.0%
2019	2	8.0%

Which technologies does Alcon Lensx, Inc. patent most?

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 25

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 14

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 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Alcon Lensx, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Alcon Lensx, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61F (Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive Device), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61F
Ranked #11,905 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Alcon Lensx, Inc. against Aalyria Technologies, Inc., 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

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