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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Array Technologies, Inc. ranks #7,520 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 Technologies, Inc. hold?

Array Technologies, Inc. holds 43 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 22 technology areas.

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

Array Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 57.4 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Array Technologies, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +875% 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 Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Array Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 12.9 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 Technologies, 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 Technologies, Inc.

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

Array Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 30 patents, ranking #517 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 43 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Array ranks #7,520 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 43 patents across 22 technology areas.

#7,520
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.4/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: +875%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7520 · US Corporation #7,520 · 43 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 43 grants
UPPER-Q #7,520/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Access Closure
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 22 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +875% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Access Closure, 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 Array’s 57.4 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 13.1 pts (23%) Velocity 20.0 pts (35%) Breadth 16.6 pts (29%) Claim depth 7.8 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Array · this assignee

57
Gen Digital · near

57
Unison Industries · near

57
Arconic · near

57
Hefei Visionox… · near

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Array's Innovation Score is 57.4/100 (top 5% 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 12.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Array's grants concentrate

Array Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 69.8% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (12 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Array sits between Affera, Inc. and Alabama Metal Industries Corporation.

Array's three-year grant acceleration

Array Technologies, Inc. shows 34 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Affera

43
Aiphone

43
Aira

43
Apaq Technology

43
Asahi Seiko

43
Auden Techno

43
Access Closure

43
Alabama Metal Ind…

43
Array ◀

43

What this shows Array holds 43 patents at rank #7,516, 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 #7,516 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Array, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions), Array ranks #517 of 5,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

Gen Digital Inc. 57 Unison Industries, LLC 57 Arconic Technologies LLC 57 Hefei Visionox Technology Co., Ltd. 57

Array's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

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 Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	2.3%
2017	1	2.3%
2018	2	4.7%
2020	4	9.3%
2021	1	2.3%
2022	12	27.9%
2023	11	25.6%
2024	11	25.6%

Which technologies does Array Technologies, Inc. patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 30

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 29

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 28

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 9

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 6

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 5

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 5

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 3

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 3

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

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 1

Top 15 of 22 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 Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Array Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 69.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #7,520 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Array Technologies, Inc. against Affera, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.4/100 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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