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Distance Technologies Oy

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 8 technology areas, active 2024–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS).

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18
Total patents granted
8
CPC technology areas
17.7
Avg claims per patent
-
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Distance holds 18 US patents across 8 technology areas, rank #15,962 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#15,962
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 44%
by Innovation Score (37.4/100)
17.7
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

Distance Technologies Oy has been granted 18 US utility patents between 2024 and 2025, placing Distance Technologies Oy at rank #15,962 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 8 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS). As a Foreign Corporation, Distance Technologies Oy is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. The composite Innovation Score of 37.4/100 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. Historical data spans 2024 through 2025, with 18 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The Foreign 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. Distance Technologies Oy's 17.7 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 Distance Technologies Oy against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

How does Distance compare?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus the largest corporate holders, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Distance holds 18 patents, placing it at rank #15,962 overall, well behind the volume leaders but ahead of the tens of thousands of smaller assignees in the dataset.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Distance's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 44% higher than 56% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). This entry sits in this band. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2024–2025

05101520 20242025 17
USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2024–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2024–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Distance Technologies Oy patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2024 1 5.6%
2025 17 94.4%

Which technologies does Distance Technologies Oy patent most?

Top 8 of 8 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light
Tech Breadth Focused
Claim Depth Standard

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#15,962

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

37.4 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 Distance Technologies Oy hold?
Distance Technologies Oy holds 18 US granted patents filed between 2024 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.
What is Distance Technologies Oy's Innovation Score?
Distance Technologies Oy has an Innovation Score of 37.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Distance Technologies Oy focus on?
Distance Technologies Oy's top technology area is G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS) with 12 patents. The company has filed patents in 8 CPC subclasses total.
Is Distance Technologies Oy's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Distance Technologies Oy.
What does claim depth mean for Distance Technologies Oy's patents?
Distance Technologies Oy's patents average 17.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Distance Technologies Oy 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.

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How to use this portfolio

Distance's 18 grants land it in the top 44% 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 - Distance ranks #15,962 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in G02B - see who else leads that technology area. G02B 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.

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G02B technology

Distance Technologies Oy's primary CPC class, all holders and yearly trends
Top 50 patent holders

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All technology classes

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How the score works

The four dimensions behind the Innovation Score

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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