USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Cyalume Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 8 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C09K (MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.6

Avg claims per patent

-17%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Cyalume holds 11 US patents across 8 technology areas, rank #24,173 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#24,173
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 50%
by Innovation Score (35.2/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -17%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Cyalume Technologies, Inc. has been granted 11 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Cyalume Technologies, Inc. at rank #24,173 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 8 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in C09K (MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE). As a US Corporation, Cyalume Technologies, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Cyalume sits between Cree Huizhou Solid State Lighting Company Limited (11 patents, rank #24,169) and Daewoong Co., Ltd. (11 patents, rank #24,177) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 35.2/100 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 5 grants, compared with 6 in the 2015–2019 window, a -17% 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. Cyalume Technologies, Inc.'s 16.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 8 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Cyalume Technologies, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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11
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11
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11

What this shows Cyalume holds 11 patents at rank #24,173, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Cyalume's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 50% higher than 50% 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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Cyalume Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	45.5%
2019	1	9.1%
2020	2	18.2%
2022	1	9.1%
2023	1	9.1%
2024	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Cyalume Technologies, Inc. patent most?

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 9

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 4

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 3

F21V - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION 2

F21K - NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

G02F - OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 1

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#24,173

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

35.2 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 Cyalume Technologies, Inc. hold?

Cyalume Technologies, Inc. holds 11 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Cyalume Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Cyalume Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Cyalume Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Cyalume Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is C09K (MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE) with 9 patents. The company has filed patents in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Cyalume Technologies, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Cyalume Technologies, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -17% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Cyalume Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Cyalume Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 16.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Cyalume 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.

How to use this portfolio

Cyalume's 11 grants land it in the top 50% 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 - Cyalume ranks #24,173 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C09K - see who else leads that technology area. C09K 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.