Where does Apdn (B.V.I) Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Apdn (B.V.I) Inc. ranks #14,461 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 Apdn (B.V.I) Inc. hold?

Apdn (B.V.I) Inc. holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 30 technology areas.

What is Apdn (B.V.I) Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Apdn (B.V.I) Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.9 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Apdn (B.V.I) Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Apdn (B.V.I) Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -67% 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 Apdn (B.V.I) Inc.'s patents?

Apdn (B.V.I) Inc.'s patents average 16.7 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 Apdn (B.V.I) 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 Foreign Corporation

Apdn (B.V.I) Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Apdn (B.V.I) Inc. focus on?

Apdn (B.V.I) Inc.'s top technology area is C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes) with 16 patents, ranking #292 of 2,502 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 30 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 30 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Micr).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Apdn ranks #14,461 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 30 technology areas.

#14,461
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (39.9/100): 16.7
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14461 · Foreign Corporation #14,461 · 20 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
MID-PACK #14,461/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Alpinestars…
CPC-FOCUS C12Q · 30 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Alpinestars Research S.P.A. (±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 Apdn’s 39.9 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 10.5 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 19.4 pts (49%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Apdn (B V I) · this assignee

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Apdn's Innovation Score is 39.9/100 (top 37% 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 Apdn?

Each dot is one of Apdn’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). Apdn’s own 16.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Apdn's grants concentrate

Apdn (B.V.I) Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 30 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Micr). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Apdn sits between Alpinestars Research S.P.A. and ASG Technologies Group, Inc..

Alpinestars Resea…

20
Amogy

20
Amphenol Thermome…

20
Antares Iluminaci…

20
Aplus Flash Techn…

20
Arnold JÄGER Hold…

20
Arxada

20
ASG Group

20
Apdn (B V I) ◀

20

What this shows Apdn holds 20 patents at rank #14,434, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Apdn

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,434 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes)

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

Apdn's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Apdn (B.V.I) Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	10.0%
2016	4	20.0%
2017	1	5.0%
2018	6	30.0%
2019	2	10.0%
2020	3	15.0%
2021	2	10.0%

Which technologies does Apdn (B.V.I) Inc. patent most?

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 16

G07D - Handling OF Coins OR Valuable Papers, e.g. Testing, Sorting BY Denominations, Counting, Dispensing, Changing OR Depositing 4

B41M - Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing, 4

B42D - BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Movable-strip Writing OR Reading Apparatus 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

B41F - Printing Machines OR Presses 2

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 2

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

D01B - Mechanical Treatment OF Natural Fibrous OR Filamentary Material TO Obtain Fibres OF Filaments, e.g. FOR Spinning 1

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 1

D01G - Preliminary Treatment OF Fibres, e.g. FOR Spinning 1

D06H - Marking, Inspecting, Seaming OR Severing Textile Materials 1

C22C - Alloys 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

Top 15 of 30 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

Apdn (B.V.I) Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Apdn (B.V.I) Inc.'s lead technology class is C12Q (Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Micr), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12Q
Ranked #14,461 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Apdn (B.V.I) Inc. against Alpinestars Research S.P.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.9/100 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.