Where does AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited ranks #44,756 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 AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited hold?

AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 1 technology areas.

What is AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited's Innovation Score?

AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited has an Innovation Score of 19.2 out of 100 (6th 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 AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited focus on?

AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited's top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 5 patents, ranking #1,733 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 1 CPC subclasses total.

Is AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited'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 AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited's patents?

AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited's patents average 15.8 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 AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited 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

AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 1 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AO ranks #44,756 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 1 technology areas.

#44,756
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 6th percentile
by Innovation Score (19.2/100): 15.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44756 · Foreign Corporation #44,756 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
LOWER-Q #44,756/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Anton Paar Tritec
CPC-NARROW G02B · 1 areas
INNOV-LOW 19.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Anton Paar Tritec SA (±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 AO’s 19.2 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 6.2 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 3.5 pts (18%) Claim depth 9.5 pts (49%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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AO Ether Optronics… · this assignee

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Hydrangea Breeders… · near

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Kolster Holding B V · near

19
Performance Systematix · near

19
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows AO's Innovation Score is 19.2/100 (6th 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 AO?

Each dot is one of AO’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). AO’s own 15.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where AO's grants concentrate

AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 1 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, AO sits between Anton Paar Tritec SA and AP Photonices (SHENZHEN) Limited.

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What this shows AO holds 5 patents at rank #44,572, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AO

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,572 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for AO, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G02B (Optical Elements), AO ranks #1,733 of 4,891 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (19 here).

Hydrangea Breeders Association B.V. 19 DeWind One-Pass Trenching, LLC 19 Performance Systematix LLC 19 Kolster Holding B.V. 19

AO's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

19 6th percentile higher than 6% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	20.0%
2017	1	20.0%
2018	2	40.0%
2019	1	20.0%

Which technologies does AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 5

Top 1 of 1 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

AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited's lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #44,756 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AO Ether Optronics (SHENZHEN) Limited against Anton Paar Tritec SA, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 19.2/100 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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