Where does Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. ranks #3,341 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 Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. hold?

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. holds 111 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 46.5 out of 100 (top 21% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. focus on?

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 74 patents, ranking #209 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

Is Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -42% 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 Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s patents?

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s patents average 17.0 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 Applied Optoelectronics, 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

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 111 granted patents across 23 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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, Applied ranks #3,341 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 111 patents across 23 technology areas.

#3,341
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 21%
by Innovation Score (46.5/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: -42%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3341 · US Corporation #3,341 · 111 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 111 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,341/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Akoustis
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 23 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -42% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Akoustis, 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 Applied’s 46.5 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 16.3 pts (35%) Velocity 3.0 pts (6%) Breadth 17.0 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Acumed · near

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Applied Optoelectron… · this assignee

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I-shou University · near

46
Kong · near

46
TLV · near

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Applied's Innovation Score is 46.5/100 (top 21% 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 Applied?

Each dot is one of Applied’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). Applied’s own 17.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Applied's grants concentrate

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (18 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2023. By volume, Applied sits between West Affum Holdings Corp. and Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC.

Applied's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. moved from 40 to 18 grants (0.45x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,794. See the growth leaderboard.

West Affum Holdin…

112
Yealink (Xiamen)…

112
Akoustis

111
Aktiebolaget Elec…

111
Beijing West Indu…

111
Electric AND Tele…

111
Emitec Gesellscha…

111
Global Life Scien…

111
Applied Optoelect… ◀

111

What this shows Applied holds 111 patents at rank #3,341, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Applied

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,341 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Applied, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G02B (Optical Elements), Applied ranks #209 of 4,891 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (46 here).

Acumed LLC 46 TLV Co., Ltd. 46 I-shou University 46 Kong Inc. 46

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.0 here).

Renesas Electronics America Inc. 17.0 avg Sram, LLC 17.0 avg Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd. 17.0 avg DRÄGERWERK AG & Co. Kgaa 17.0 avg

Applied's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	9	8.1%
2016	16	14.4%
2017	13	11.7%
2018	13	11.7%
2019	18	16.2%
2020	9	8.1%
2021	13	11.7%
2022	8	7.2%
2023	3	2.7%
2024	7	6.3%
2025partial year	2	1.8%

Which technologies does Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 74

H04B - Transmission 67

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 39

H04J - Multiplex Communication 29

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 10

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 4

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

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 2

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 2

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 2

H04Q - Selecting 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 1

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

H03G - Control OF Amplification 1

Top 15 of 23 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

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #3,341 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. against West Affum Holdings Corp., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.5/100 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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