Where does Array Tech, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Array Tech, Inc. ranks #12,811 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 Array Tech, Inc. hold?

Array Tech, Inc. holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is Array Tech, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Array Tech, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 54.7 out of 100 (top 8% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Array Tech, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Array Tech, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +900% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Array Tech, Inc.'s patents?

Array Tech, Inc.'s patents average 13.8 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 Array Tech, 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

Array Tech, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Array Tech, Inc. focus on?

Array Tech, Inc.'s top technology area is H02S (Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules) with 20 patents, ranking #29 of 535 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: H02S (Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Array ranks #12,811 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 19 technology areas.

#12,811
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 8%
by Innovation Score (54.7/100): 13.8
avg claims per patent: +900%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12811 · US Corporation #12,811 · 23 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #12,811/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Albemarle Germany
CPC-FOCUS H02S · 19 areas
INNOV-PAR 54.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +900% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Albemarle Germany GMBH (±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 Array’s 54.7 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 11.0 pts (20%) Velocity 20.0 pts (37%) Breadth 15.4 pts (28%) Claim depth 8.3 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Array Tech · this assignee

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Array's Innovation Score is 54.7/100 (top 8% 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 Array?

Each dot is one of Array’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). Array’s own 13.8 claims/patent is at or below the 14.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Array's grants concentrate

Array Tech, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 87% of grants classified under H02S (Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Array sits between Albemarle Germany GMBH and Auma Riester GmbH & Co. KG.

Array's three-year grant acceleration

Array Tech, Inc. shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Albemarle Germany

23
Alps Green Devices

23
AP Memory Technol…

23
Apex Medical

23
Arxium

23
ATEQ

23
Atlas Elektronik

23
Auma Riester & KG

23
Array Tech ◀

23

What this shows Array holds 23 patents at rank #12,794, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Array

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,794 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02S (Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Ra…)

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

Array's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 8% higher than 92% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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Array Tech, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	4.3%
2022	1	4.3%
2024	9	39.1%
2025partial year	12	52.2%

Which technologies does Array Tech, Inc. patent most?

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 20

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 18

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 16

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 6

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 3

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 3

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 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 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

Top 15 of 19 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

Array Tech, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Array Tech, Inc.'s lead technology class is H02S (Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules), 87% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H02S
Ranked #12,811 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Array Tech, Inc. against Albemarle Germany GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 54.7/100 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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