Where does Earlens Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Earlens Corporation ranks #4,237 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 Earlens Corporation hold?

Earlens Corporation holds 84 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Earlens Corporation's Innovation Score?

Earlens Corporation has an Innovation Score of 52.8 out of 100 (top 10% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Earlens Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Earlens Corporation's recent grant velocity is +65% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Earlens Corporation's patents?

Earlens Corporation's patents average 20.9 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 Earlens 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Earlens Corporation

Q: What technology areas does Earlens Corporation focus on?

Earlens Corporation's top technology area is H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems) with 84 patents, ranking #49 of 1,513 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 84 granted patents across 22 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: H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Earlens ranks #4,237 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 84 patents across 22 technology areas.

#4,237
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.8/100): 20.9
avg claims per patent: +65%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4237 · US Corporation #4,237 · 84 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 84 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,237/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Bühler
CPC-FOCUS H04R · 22 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +65% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Bühler AG (±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 Earlens’s 52.8 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 15.3 pts (29%) Velocity 8.3 pts (16%) Breadth 16.6 pts (31%) Claim depth 12.5 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Astrazeneca AB · near

53
Bitzer Kühlmaschinen… · near

53
Earlens · this assignee

53
Faurecia Emissions… · near

53
Gree Holdings · near

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Earlens's Innovation Score is 52.8/100 (top 10% 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 Earlens?

Each dot is one of Earlens’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). Earlens’s own 20.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Earlens's grants concentrate

Earlens Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (15 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Earlens sits between Bühler AG and Guangdong Gopod Group Holding Co., Ltd..

Earlens's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Earlens Corporation moved from 28 to 35 grants (1.25x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Bühler

84
Cybex

84
Datalogic USA

84
Delaware Capital…

84
Flipboard

84
Festo & KG

84
GN Netcom A/S

84
Guangdong Gopod G…

84
Earlens ◀

84

What this shows Earlens holds 84 patents at rank #4,237, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Earlens

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,237 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04R (Loudspeakers)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Earlens, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04R (Loudspeakers), Earlens ranks #49 of 1,513 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (53 here).

Bitzer Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH 53 Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC 53 Astrazeneca AB 53 Gree Holdings, Inc. 53

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (20.9 here).

Stats ChipPAC, Ltd. 20.9 avg Woodwelding AG 20.9 avg Kymeta Corporation 20.9 avg UiPath, Inc. 20.9 avg

Earlens's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 10% higher than 90% 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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Earlens Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	6.0%
2016	2	2.4%
2017	4	4.8%
2018	8	9.5%
2019	12	14.3%
2020	7	8.3%
2021	9	10.7%
2022	15	17.9%
2023	13	15.5%
2024	7	8.3%
2025partial year	2	2.4%

Which technologies does Earlens Corporation patent most?

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 84

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 16

H04B - Transmission 16

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 10

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 8

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 8

H03K - Pulse Technique 8

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 6

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 6

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 6

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 5

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 4

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 3

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 3

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Earlens Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Earlens Corporation's lead technology class is H04R (Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04R
Ranked #4,237 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Earlens Corporation against Bühler AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.8/100 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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