Where does Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc. ranks #18,396 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 Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc. hold?

Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2018, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.0 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 Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc. focus on?

Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 13 patents, ranking #913 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc.'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 Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc.'s patents?

Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc.'s patents average 14.0 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 Ariadne's Thread (USA), 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

Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2018. 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, Ariadne's ranks #18,396 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 8 technology areas.

#18,396
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 26th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.0/100): 14.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18396 · US Corporation #18,396 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,396/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Apeiron Synthesis
CPC-NARROW G02B · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Apeiron Synthesis S.A. (±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 Ariadne's’s 28.0 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 9.6 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.0 pts (36%) Claim depth 8.4 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ariadne's Thread (USA) · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ariadne's's Innovation Score is 28.0/100 (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 Ariadne's?

Each dot is one of Ariadne's’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). Ariadne's’s own 14.0 claims/patent is at or below the 14.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Ariadne's's grants concentrate

Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 86.7% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (6 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2017. By volume, Ariadne's sits between Apeiron Synthesis S.A. and Astyx GmbH.

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What this shows Ariadne's holds 15 patents at rank #18,410, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ariadne's

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,410 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Ariadne's'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 · 2016–2018

Grants by year

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

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Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	5	33.3%
2017	4	26.7%
2018	6	40.0%

Which technologies does Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 13

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 11

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 10

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

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

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 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

Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 86.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #18,396 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ariadne's Thread (USA), Inc. against Apeiron Synthesis S.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.0/100 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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