Where does BKS TEC Corp. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BKS TEC Corp. ranks #28,267 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 BKS TEC Corp. hold?

BKS TEC Corp. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2024, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is BKS TEC Corp.'s Innovation Score?

BKS TEC Corp. has an Innovation Score of 32.9 out of 100 (43rd 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 BKS TEC Corp. focus on?

BKS TEC Corp.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 6 patents. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is BKS TEC Corp.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

BKS TEC Corp.'s recent grant velocity is +700% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for BKS TEC Corp.'s patents?

BKS TEC Corp.'s patents average 13.2 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 BKS TEC Corp. 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

BKS TEC Corp.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2024. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, BKS ranks #28,267 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 15 technology areas.

#28,267
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.9/100): 13.2
avg claims per patent: +700%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28267 · Foreign Corporation #28,267 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,267/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Biome Bioplastics
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +700% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Biome Bioplastics 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
BKS TEC · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows BKS's Innovation Score is 32.9/100 (43rd 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.

Where BKS's grants concentrate

BKS TEC Corp. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, BKS sits between Biome Bioplastics Limited and Bossa Nova Robotics IP, Inc..

BKS's three-year grant acceleration

BKS TEC Corp. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

Biome Bioplastics

9
Biontech US

9
Biotekt USA

9
Bkon

9
Black TIE Brands

9
BN Intellectual P…

9
Bogazici Universi…

9
Bossa Nova Roboti…

9
BKS TEC ◀

9

What this shows BKS holds 9 patents at rank #28,227, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BKS

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,227 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

BKS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2024

Grants by year

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

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BKS TEC Corp. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	11.1%
2020	3	33.3%
2021	2	22.2%
2022	1	11.1%
2024	2	22.2%

Which technologies does BKS TEC Corp. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 6

H04B - Transmission 3

H01B - CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Conductive, Insulating OR Dielectric Properties 3

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 2

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

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

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

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 1

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

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 1

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#28,267

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

32.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

BKS TEC Corp.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

BKS TEC Corp.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #28,267 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BKS TEC Corp. against Biome Bioplastics Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.9/100 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

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.