USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 63 granted patents across 25 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01C (MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.2

Avg claims per patent

+42%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Atlantic holds 63 US patents across 25 technology areas, rank #5,422 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#5,422
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.0/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: +42%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited has been granted 63 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited at rank #5,422 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 25 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01C (MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY). As a Foreign Corporation, Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Atlantic sits between Zealand Pharma A/s (64 patents, rank #5,418) and Agfa-gevaert Nv (63 patents, rank #5,426) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 43.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 37 grants, compared with 26 in the 2015–2019 window, a +42% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited's 14.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 25 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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64
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63
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63
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63
Affectiva

63
Agfa-gevaert

63
Atlantic Inertial… ◀

63

What this shows Atlantic holds 63 patents at rank #5,422, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Atlantic

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,422 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01C (Measuring Distances)

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

Atlantic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% of 50,000 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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Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	1.6%
2016	6	9.5%
2017	7	11.1%
2018	4	6.3%
2019	8	12.7%
2020	13	20.6%
2021	10	15.9%
2022	5	7.9%
2023	4	6.3%
2024	2	3.2%
2025	3	4.8%

Which technologies does Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited patent most?

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 41

G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT 20

B81B - MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES 12

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 7

F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION 6

F41G - WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING 6

B81C - PROCESSES OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS 4

H03M - CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL 3

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 3

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 3

H03D - DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER 2

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 2

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 2

H03L - AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES 2

Top 15 of 25 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,422

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

43.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited hold?

Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited holds 63 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 25 technology areas.

What is Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited's Innovation Score?

Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited has an Innovation Score of 43.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited focus on?

Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited's top technology area is G01C (MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY) with 41 patents. The company has filed patents in 25 CPC subclasses total.

Is Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited's recent filing velocity is +42% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited's patents?

Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited's patents average 14.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited 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.

How to use this portfolio

Atlantic's 63 grants land it in the top 29% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Atlantic ranks #5,422 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01C - see who else leads that technology area. G01C leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.