Where does APL Technology AS rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), APL Technology AS ranks #34,268 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 APL Technology AS hold?

APL Technology AS holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2021, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is APL Technology AS's Innovation Score?

APL Technology AS has an Innovation Score of 25.8 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is APL Technology AS's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

APL Technology AS's recent grant velocity is +500% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for APL Technology AS's patents?

APL Technology AS's patents average 13.3 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 APL Technology AS 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

APL Technology AS

Q: What technology areas does APL Technology AS focus on?

APL Technology AS's top technology area is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General) with 3 patents, ranking #652 of 1,907 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2021. 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: F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, APL ranks #34,268 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 9 technology areas.

#34,268
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.8/100): 13.3
avg claims per patent: +500%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34268 · Foreign Corporation #34,268 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,268/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AOP Orphan Pharmaceu…
CPC-NARROW F16L · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +500% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals AG (±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 APL’s 25.8 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 (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (41%) Claim depth 8.0 pts (31%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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APL Technology AS · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows APL's Innovation Score is 25.8/100 (18th 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 APL?

Each dot is one of APL’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). APL’s own 13.3 claims/patent is at or below the 14.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where APL's grants concentrate

APL Technology AS is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, APL sits between AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals AG and Applications Mobiles Overview Inc..

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7
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Aperture Medical…

7
Apirx Pharmaceuti…

7
Apollo Precision…

7
APOS—Medical and…

7
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APL Technology AS ◀

7

What this shows APL holds 7 patents at rank #34,162, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near APL

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,162 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16L (Pipes)

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

APL's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2021

Grants by year

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

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APL Technology AS patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	14.3%
2020	4	57.1%
2021	2	28.6%

Which technologies does APL Technology AS patent most?

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 3

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 3

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

E02B - Hydraulic Engineering 1

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

F03B - Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids 1

F03D - Wind Motors 1

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 1

Top 9 of 9 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

APL Technology AS's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

APL Technology AS's lead technology class is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16L
Ranked #34,268 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare APL Technology AS against AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.8/100 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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