Where does AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd. ranks #18,410 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 AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd. hold?

AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 28.7 out of 100 (28th 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 AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd. focus on?

AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 8 patents, ranking #4,318 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -12% 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 AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd.'s patents?

AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd.'s patents average 12.3 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 AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd. 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

AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AU ranks #18,410 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 11 technology areas.

#18,410
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.7/100): 12.3
avg claims per patent: -12%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18410 · Foreign Corporation #18,410 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,410/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AT&S (CHONGQING)
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -12% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AT&S (CHONGQING) Company Limited (±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 AU’s 28.7 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 9.6 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (41%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AU Optronics (SUZHOU) · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows AU's Innovation Score is 28.7/100 (28th 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 AU?

Each dot is one of AU’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). AU’s own 12.3 claims/patent is at or below the 18.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where AU's grants concentrate

AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 53.3% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, AU sits between AT&S (CHONGQING) Company Limited and Ayrton.

AT&S (Chongqing)

15
Atsens

15
Attenti Monitoring

15
Attostat

15
Avient Protective…

15
AVK Holding A/S

15
Axon Therapies

15
Ayrton

15
AU Optronics (Suz… ◀

15

What this shows AU holds 15 patents at rank #18,371, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AU

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,371 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

AU's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	33.3%
2016	1	6.7%
2019	2	13.3%
2020	6	40.0%
2021	1	6.7%

Which technologies does AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 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 5

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 2

H10H - Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Potential Barriers 2

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

Top 11 of 11 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

AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 53.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #18,410 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp., Ltd. against AT&S (CHONGQING) Company Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.7/100 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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