Overall rank by patents
#22,384
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 7 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: G01B (MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Citex ranks #22,384 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 7 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22384 · Foreign Corporation #22,384 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: Chongqing Haier DRUM Washing Machine Co., Ltd. (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Citex Holding · this assignee
50 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Citex's Innovation Score is 49.6/100 (top 14% 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.
Citex Holding Gmbh is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G01B (MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Citex sits between Chongqing Haier DRUM Washing Machine Co., Ltd. and Clearink Displays, Inc..
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
CHONGQING HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
12 patents
CHUAN JIING ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
12 patents
CHUKYO MEDICAL CO., INC.
12 patents
CHUZHOU HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
12 patents
CJ E&M Corporation
12 patents
CLARA FOODS CO.
12 patents
CLARIANCE
12 patents
CLEARink Displays, Inc.
12 patents
CITEX Holding GmbH
12 patents
What this shows Citex holds 12 patents at rank #22,354, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,354 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Citex's primary technology class.
Citex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2023–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2024 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2025partial year | 8 | 66.7% |
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,384
of 50,000 tracked assignees
49.6 out of 100
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