Where does Aquaoptics Corp. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Aquaoptics Corp. ranks #38,845 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 Aquaoptics Corp. hold?

Aquaoptics Corp. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Aquaoptics Corp.'s Innovation Score?

Aquaoptics Corp. has an Innovation Score of 27.1 out of 100 (22nd 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 Aquaoptics Corp. focus on?

Aquaoptics Corp.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 6 patents, ranking #1,530 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Aquaoptics Corp.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Aquaoptics Corp.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Aquaoptics Corp.'s patents?

Aquaoptics Corp.'s patents average 19.5 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 Aquaoptics 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 Foreign Corporation

Aquaoptics Corp.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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, Aquaoptics ranks #38,845 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 6 technology areas.

#38,845
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.1/100): 19.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38845 · Foreign Corporation #38,845 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #38,845/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aptamir Therapeutics
CPC-NARROW G02B · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aptamir Therapeutics, 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 Aquaoptics’s 27.1 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 6.7 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (32%) Claim depth 11.7 pts (43%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Aquaoptics · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Aquaoptics's Innovation Score is 27.1/100 (22nd 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 Aquaoptics?

Each dot is one of Aquaoptics’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). Aquaoptics’s own 19.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Aquaoptics's grants concentrate

Aquaoptics Corp. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Aquaoptics sits between Aptamir Therapeutics, Inc. and ARC Management & Services.

Aptamir Therapeut…

6
Apterna

6
Aptose Biosciences

6
Aqua Storage Reta…

6
Aquasolution

6
AR2 Products

6
ARC France

6
ARC Management &…

6
Aquaoptics ◀

6

What this shows Aquaoptics holds 6 patents at rank #38,671, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Aquaoptics

By rank, the assignees closest to #38,671 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Aquaoptics's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2019

Grants by year

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

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Aquaoptics Corp. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2017	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	3	50.0%

Which technologies does Aquaoptics Corp. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 6

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

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

H04B - Transmission 1

H03F - Amplifiers 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Aquaoptics Corp.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Aquaoptics Corp.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #38,845 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Aquaoptics Corp. against Aptamir Therapeutics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.1/100 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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