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Circle Optics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2023–2025. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Circle ranks #28,426 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 3 technology areas.

#28,426
of 49,997 US assignees by volume
Top 28%
by Innovation Score (43.5/100)
15.7
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28426 · US Corporation #28,426 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

  • GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
  • MID-PACK #28,426/49,997
  • PHOTO-FINISH Christmas Northeast
  • CPC-NARROW G02B · 3 areas
  • INNOV-PAR 43.5/100
  • CLAIMS-RICH 15.7 claims/avg
  • TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
  • SPAN-YRS 2023–2025 · 3y
  • BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Christmas Northeast, 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 Circle’s 43.5 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Innovation-score neighbourhood around Circle

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.

score

What this shows Circle's Innovation Score is 43.5/100 (top 28% 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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score As of 2015–2025

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Circle?

Each dot is one of Circle’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). Circle’s own 15.7 claims/patent is at or below the 16.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Circle vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Granted patents (volume) (X) and Avg claims / patent (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Volume + depthSelective & thoroughVolume over depthLean filer 8.98.999.1 1015202530 Granted patents (volume) Avg claims / patent Christmas Northeast, Inc. - 9, 16.22Christmas Northea…Chrono Therapeutics Inc. - 9, 25.89Chrono Therapeuti…Ciitizen, LLC - 9, 26CiitizenCinova Media - 9, 25.11Cinova MediaClack Corporation - 9, 16.22ClackClarcor Engine Mobile Solutions, LLC - 9, 13.11Clarcor Engine Mo…Clearblade, Inc. - 9, 16.33ClearbladeCleveland Heartlab, Inc. - 9, 12.78Cleveland HeartlabCircle Optics, Inc. - 9, 15.67Circle Optics
Circle vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Circle's grants concentrate

Circle Optics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). By volume, Circle sits between Christmas Northeast, Inc. and Cleveland Heartlab, Inc..

Circle's three-year grant acceleration

Circle Optics, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Who files at Circle's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Circle holds 9 patents at rank #28,468, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Circle

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,468 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Circle's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 28% higher than 72% of 49,997 US assignees

This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2023–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2023–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Circle Optics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2023 2 22.2%
2024 2 22.2%
2025partial year 5 55.6%

Which technologies does Circle Optics, Inc. patent most?

Top 3 of 3 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Circle Optics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

  • Circle Optics, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
  • Ranked #28,426 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
  • Compare Circle Optics, Inc. against Christmas Northeast, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
  • Innovation Score of 43.5/100 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

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.