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Csem Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique SA—RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT

Q: Where does Csem Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique SA—RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Csem Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique SA—RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT ranks #4,460 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

Q: How is the Csem Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique SA—RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT 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 PatentsView assignee record - 79 granted patents across 78 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G04B (Mechanically-driven Clocks OR WATCHES; Mechanical Parts OF Clocks OR Watches IN GENERAL; Time Pieces Using THE Position OF THE SUN, Moon OR Stars).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Csem ranks #4,460 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 79 patents across 78 technology areas.

#4,460
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.7/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: -17%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4460 · Foreign Corporation #4,460 · 79 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 79 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,460/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Audible
CPC-WIDE G04B · 78 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -17% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Audible, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cleveland State… · near

56
Csem Centre Suisse… · this assignee

56
Groupon · near

56
Keio University · near

56
Quanta Associates · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Csem's Innovation Score is 55.7/100 (top 7% 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.

How Csem's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Csem Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique SA—RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT received 34 grants versus 41 in 2015–2019 (-17% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 11 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 5. Lead class G04B accounts for 20.3% of the portfolio across 78 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Audible, Inc. (#4,453) and Early Morning LLC (#4,461).

Csem's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Csem Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique SA—RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT moved from 26 to 19 grants (0.73x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Audible

79
Biocatch

79
Bioventures

79
Checkpoint Systems

79
Cadila Healthcare

79
Corning Precision…

79
Createme

79
Early Morning

79
Csem Centre Suiss… ◀

79

What this shows Csem holds 79 patents at rank #4,457, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Csem

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,457 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G04B (Mechanically-driven Clocks OR Watches)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Csem, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Keio University 56 Groupon, Inc. 56 Cleveland State University 56 Quanta Associates, L.P. 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.8 here).

Novamont S.p.A. 17.8 avg University of Leeds 17.8 avg Avid Technology, Inc. 17.8 avg University of Saskatchewan 17.8 avg

Csem's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Csem Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique SA—RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	10.1%
2016	5	6.3%
2017	10	12.7%
2018	7	8.9%
2019	11	13.9%
2020	7	8.9%
2021	8	10.1%
2022	8	10.1%
2023	6	7.6%
2024	5	6.3%
2025partial year	4	5.1%

Which technologies does Csem Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique SA—RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT patent most?

G04B - Mechanically-driven Clocks OR WATCHES; Mechanical Parts OF Clocks OR Watches IN GENERAL; Time Pieces Using THE Position OF THE SUN, Moon OR Stars 16

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 13

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 12

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 8

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 7

G04D - Apparatus OR Tools Specially Designed FOR Making OR Maintaining Clocks OR Watches 7

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 7

B81C - Processes OR Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OR Treatment OF Microstructural Devices OR Systems 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 5

B42D - BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Movable-strip Writing OR Reading Apparatus 5

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 5

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 4

H03L - Automatic Control, Starting, Synchronisation OR Stabilisation OF Generators OF Electronic Oscillations OR Pulses 4

G04F - Time-interval Measuring 3

Top 15 of 78 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,460

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

55.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Csem Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique SA—RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Csem Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique SA—RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT's lead technology class is G04B (Mechanically-driven Clocks OR WATCHES; Mechanical Parts OF Clocks OR Watches IN GENERAL; Time Pieces Using THE Position OF THE SUN, Moon OR Stars), 20.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G04B
Ranked #4,460 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Csem Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique SA—RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT against Audible, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.7/100 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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