Where does Apex Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Apex Technologies, Inc. ranks #34,265 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 Apex Technologies, Inc. hold?

Apex Technologies, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2022, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Apex Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Apex Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.3 out of 100 (top 50% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Apex Technologies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Apex Technologies, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -60% 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 Apex Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Apex Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 19.0 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 Apex Technologies, 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

Apex Technologies, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Apex Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Apex Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is F21Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted) with 4 patents, ranking #460 of 1,359 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2022. 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: F21Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Apex ranks #34,265 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 8 technology areas.

#34,265
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.3/100): 19.0
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34265 · US Corporation #34,265 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,265/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AnnJi Pharmaceutical
CPC-NARROW F21Y · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AnnJi Pharmaceutical Co., 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 Apex’s 35.3 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 7.2 pts (20%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 10.0 pts (28%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Apex · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Apex's Innovation Score is 35.3/100 (top 50% 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 Apex?

Each dot is one of Apex’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). Apex’s own 19.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Apex's grants concentrate

Apex Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under F21Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Apex sits between AnnJi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Apparent Labs, LLC.

Apex's three-year grant acceleration

Apex Technologies, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Annji Pharmaceuti…

7
Antabio SAS

7
Anvil Semiconduct…

7
Apach Industrial

7
Aph epower

7
Apollo Intelligen…

7
App Annie

7
Apparent Labs

7
Apex ◀

7

What this shows Apex holds 7 patents at rank #34,333, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Apex

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,333 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F21Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k)

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

Apex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 50% higher than 50% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2022

Grants by year

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

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Apex Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2017	3	42.9%
2018	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Apex Technologies, Inc. patent most?

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 4

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 3

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 3

H04M - Telephonic Communication 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

A63H - Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Apex Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Apex Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is F21Y (Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F21Y
Ranked #34,265 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Apex Technologies, Inc. against AnnJi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.3/100 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

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