Where does Applied Physical Sciences Corp. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Applied Physical Sciences Corp. ranks #30,855 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 Physical Sciences Corp. hold?

Applied Physical Sciences Corp. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Applied Physical Sciences Corp.'s Innovation Score?

Applied Physical Sciences Corp. has an Innovation Score of 28.1 out of 100 (26th 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 Applied Physical Sciences Corp. focus on?

Applied Physical Sciences Corp.'s top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags) with 4 patents, ranking #230 of 835 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Applied Physical Sciences Corp.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Applied Physical Sciences Corp.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Applied Physical Sciences Corp.'s patents?

Applied Physical Sciences Corp.'s patents average 16.0 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 Physical Sciences Corp. 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 Physical Sciences Corp.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Applied ranks #30,855 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 6 technology areas.

#30,855
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 26th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.1/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R30855 · US Corporation #30,855 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #30,855/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aon Benfield
CPC-NARROW G01V · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aon Benfield 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 28.1 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 7.6 pts (27%) Velocity 2.2 pts (8%) Breadth 8.7 pts (31%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bend Labs · near

28
All Power Labs · near

28
Applied Physical… · this assignee

28
Healgen Scientific · near

28
Segway · near

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Applied's Innovation Score is 28.1/100 (26th 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 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 16.0 claims/patent is at or below the 18.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Applied's grants concentrate

Applied Physical Sciences Corp. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Applied sits between Aon Benfield Inc. and Aqseptence Group Pty Ltd..

Applied's three-year grant acceleration

Applied Physical Sciences Corp. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Aon Benfield

8
Aortica

8
Appex Networks

8
Applied Biophoton…

8
Applied Technolog…

8
Apstec Systems USA

8
Aptina Imaging

8
Aqseptence Group…

8
Applied Physical… ◀

8

What this shows Applied holds 8 patents at rank #30,908, 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 #30,908 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

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 G01V (Geophysics), Applied ranks #230 of 835 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (28 here).

All Power Labs, Inc. 28 Segway, Inc. 28 Healgen Scientific Limited 28 Bend Labs, Inc. 28

Applied's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 26th percentile higher than 26% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

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 Physical Sciences Corp. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	25.0%
2017	2	25.0%
2020	3	37.5%
2022	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Applied Physical Sciences Corp. patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 4

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 4

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

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

B63J - Auxiliaries ON Vessels 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

Top 6 of 6 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Applied Physical Sciences Corp.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Applied Physical Sciences Corp.'s lead technology class is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01V
Ranked #30,855 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Applied Physical Sciences Corp. against Aon Benfield Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.1/100 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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