USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Crystal Instruments Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 17 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01M (TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.3

Avg claims per patent

-57%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Crystal holds 10 US patents across 17 technology areas, rank #26,079 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#26,079
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (51.4/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -57%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Crystal Instruments Corporation has been granted 10 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Crystal Instruments Corporation at rank #26,079 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 17 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01M (TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a US Corporation, Crystal Instruments Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Crystal sits between Cray UK Limited (10 patents, rank #26,075) and Cypher Medical, Llc (10 patents, rank #26,083) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 51.4/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 3 grants, compared with 7 in the 2015–2019 window, a -57% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Crystal Instruments Corporation's 14.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 17 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Crystal Instruments Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Crystal holds 10 patents at rank #26,079, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Crystal's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 11% higher than 89% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Crystal Instruments Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	20.0%
2016	2	20.0%
2018	2	20.0%
2019	1	10.0%
2022	1	10.0%
2023	1	10.0%
2024	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Crystal Instruments Corporation patent most?

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 2

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 2

H03M - CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL 2

H04Q - SELECTING 2

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 2

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 1

H03L - AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES 1

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 1

H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE 1

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 1

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 1

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 1

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 1

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#26,079

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

51.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Crystal Instruments Corporation hold?

Crystal Instruments Corporation holds 10 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Crystal Instruments Corporation's Innovation Score?

Crystal Instruments Corporation has an Innovation Score of 51.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Crystal Instruments Corporation focus on?

Crystal Instruments Corporation's top technology area is G01M (TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 3 patents. The company has filed patents in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is Crystal Instruments Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Crystal Instruments Corporation's recent filing velocity is -57% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Crystal Instruments Corporation's patents?

Crystal Instruments Corporation's patents average 14.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Crystal Instruments Corporation 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.

How to use this portfolio

Crystal's 10 grants land it in the top 11% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Crystal ranks #26,079 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01M - see who else leads that technology area. G01M leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team

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.