Where does Cross Match Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cross Match Technologies, Inc. ranks #17,583 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 Cross Match Technologies, Inc. hold?

Cross Match Technologies, Inc. holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Cross Match Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Cross Match Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.9 out of 100 (36th 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 Cross Match Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Cross Match Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding) with 12 patents, ranking #804 of 5,108 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Cross Match Technologies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Cross Match Technologies, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -67% 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 Cross Match Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Cross Match Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 17.5 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 Cross Match Technologies, 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 US Corporation

Cross Match Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cross ranks #17,583 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 9 technology areas.

#17,583
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.9/100): 17.5
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17583 · US Corporation #17,583 · 16 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,583/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Crank Brothers
CPC-NARROW G06V · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Crank Brothers, 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 Cross’s 30.9 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 9.8 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (34%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cross Match · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cross's Innovation Score is 30.9/100 (36th 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 Cross?

Each dot is one of Cross’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). Cross’s own 17.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Cross's grants concentrate

Cross Match Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Cross sits between Crank Brothers, Inc. and D.H.M. Innovation S.A.S..

Crank Brothers

16
Crary Industries

16
Creative Law Enfo…

16
Cristcot

16
Cummins Filtration

16
Cumulus Systemsm

16
Cybersecure IPS

16
D H M Innovation S

16
Cross Match ◀

16

What this shows Cross holds 16 patents at rank #17,584, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cross

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,584 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding)

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

Cross's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Cross Match Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	18.8%
2016	2	12.5%
2017	3	18.8%
2018	2	12.5%
2019	2	12.5%
2020	4	25.0%

Which technologies does Cross Match Technologies, Inc. patent most?

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 12

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G09C - Ciphering OR Deciphering Apparatus FOR Cryptographic OR Other Purposes Involving THE Need FOR Secrecy 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Cross Match Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Cross Match Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06V
Ranked #17,583 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cross Match Technologies, Inc. against Crank Brothers, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.9/100 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

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