Where does Centera Photonics Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Centera Photonics Inc. ranks #24,078 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 Centera Photonics Inc. hold?

Centera Photonics Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Centera Photonics Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Centera Photonics Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.1 out of 100 (23rd 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 Centera Photonics Inc. focus on?

Centera Photonics Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 11 patents, ranking #1,031 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Centera Photonics Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Centera Photonics Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -62% 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 Centera Photonics Inc.'s patents?

Centera Photonics Inc.'s patents average 13.3 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 Centera Photonics 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 Foreign Corporation

Centera Photonics Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 9 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Centera ranks #24,078 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 9 technology areas.

#24,078
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 23rd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.1/100): 13.3
avg claims per patent: -62%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24078 · Foreign Corporation #24,078 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,078/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Catalytic Combustion
CPC-NARROW G02B · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -62% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Catalytic Combustion Corporation (±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 Centera’s 27.1 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 8.6 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (39%) Claim depth 8.0 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Centera Photonics · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Centera's Innovation Score is 27.1/100 (23rd 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 Centera?

Each dot is one of Centera’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). Centera’s own 13.3 claims/patent is at or below the 16.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Centera's grants concentrate

Centera Photonics Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Centera sits between Catalytic Combustion Corporation and Changchun Meihe Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd..

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Centera Photonics ◀

11

What this shows Centera holds 11 patents at rank #24,124, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Centera

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,124 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Centera's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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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Centera Photonics Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	27.3%
2016	1	9.1%
2017	2	18.2%
2018	1	9.1%
2019	1	9.1%
2021	3	27.3%

Which technologies does Centera Photonics Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 11

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 5

H04B - Transmission 2

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 2

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; 1

H04Q - Selecting 1

H04J - Multiplex Communication 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

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

Top 9 of 9 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

Centera Photonics Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Centera Photonics Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #24,078 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Centera Photonics Inc. against Catalytic Combustion Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.1/100 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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