Where does Asml Holding N.V. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Asml Holding N.V. ranks #1,960 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 Asml Holding N.V. hold?

Asml Holding N.V. holds 205 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 33 technology areas.

What is Asml Holding N.V.'s Innovation Score?

Asml Holding N.V. has an Innovation Score of 56.3 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Asml Holding N.V.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Asml Holding N.V.'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 Asml Holding N.V.'s patents?

Asml Holding N.V.'s patents average 20.0 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 Asml Holding N.V. 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

Asml Holding N.V.

Q: What technology areas does Asml Holding N.V. focus on?

Asml Holding N.V.'s top technology area is G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;) with 198 patents, ranking #15 of 595 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 33 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 205 granted patents across 33 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Asml ranks #1,960 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 205 patents across 33 technology areas.

#1,960
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.3/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1960 · Foreign Corporation #1,960 · 205 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 205 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,960/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Airbnb
CPC-FOCUS G03F · 33 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 20.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Airbnb, 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 Asml’s 56.3 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 18.4 pts (33%) Velocity 5.6 pts (10%) Breadth 20.3 pts (36%) Claim depth 12.0 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Asml Holding · this assignee

56
Bionime · near

56
Holtec International · near

56
Huizhou TCL Mobile… · near

56
Soliton · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Asml's Innovation Score is 56.3/100 (top 6% 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 Asml?

Each dot is one of Asml’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). Asml’s own 20.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Asml's grants concentrate

Asml Holding N.V. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 33 CPC subclasses with 96.6% of grants classified under G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (22 grants) versus a trough of 12 in 2023. By volume, Asml sits between Novellus Systems, Inc. and Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd..

Asml's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Asml Holding N.V. moved from 62 to 52 grants (0.84x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,694. See the growth leaderboard.

Novellus Systems

206
Renishaw

206
Weber-stephen Pro…

206
Yanmar Power Tech…

206
Airbnb

205
Beijing Voyager T…

205
Heraeus Deutschla…

205
Panasonic Automot…

205
Asml Holding ◀

205

What this shows Asml holds 205 patents at rank #1,959, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Asml

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,959 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Asml, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces), Asml ranks #15 of 595 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Soliton, LLC 56 Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. 56 Holtec International 56 Bionime Corporation 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (20.0 here).

Gentherm Incorporated 20.0 avg American Megatrends, Inc. 20.0 avg Smith International, Inc. 20.0 avg SambaNova Systems, Inc. 20.0 avg

Asml's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Asml Holding N.V. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	22	10.7%
2016	20	9.8%
2017	14	6.8%
2018	16	7.8%
2019	21	10.2%
2020	21	10.2%
2021	20	9.8%
2022	19	9.3%
2023	12	5.9%
2024	21	10.2%
2025partial year	19	9.3%

Which technologies does Asml Holding N.V. patent most?

G03F - Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR; 198

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 37

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 32

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 26

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 25

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 8

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 6

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 5

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 3

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 3

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 3

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 2

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 2

Top 15 of 33 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

Asml Holding N.V.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Asml Holding N.V.'s lead technology class is G03F (Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR;), 96.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G03F
Ranked #1,960 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Asml Holding N.V. against Novellus Systems, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.3/100 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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