Where does Echo Laboratories, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Echo Laboratories, Inc. ranks #39,945 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 Echo Laboratories, Inc. hold?

Echo Laboratories, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Echo Laboratories, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Echo Laboratories, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 22.3 out of 100 (10th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Echo Laboratories, Inc. focus on?

Echo Laboratories, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 6 patents, ranking #1,530 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is Echo Laboratories, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Echo Laboratories, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Echo Laboratories, Inc.'s patents?

Echo Laboratories, Inc.'s patents average 17.7 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 Echo Laboratories, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Echo Laboratories, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Echo ranks #39,945 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 2 technology areas.

#39,945
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 10th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.3/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39945 · US Corporation #39,945 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,945/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH EB-invent
CPC-NARROW G02B · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: EB-invent GmbH (±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 Echo’s 22.3 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 6.7 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 5.0 pts (22%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (48%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Echo Laboratories · this assignee

22
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Echo's Innovation Score is 22.3/100 (10th percentile 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 Echo?

Each dot is one of Echo’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). Echo’s own 17.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Echo's grants concentrate

Echo Laboratories, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Echo sits between EB-invent GmbH and Ecole Normale Superieure Paris-saclay.

Eb-invent

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Ebamed

6
Ebara Environment…

6
Ebara Refrigerati…

6
Echocare

6
ECI Technology

6
ECO Environmental…

6
Ecole Normale Sup…

6
Echo Laboratories ◀

6

What this shows Echo holds 6 patents at rank #39,936, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Echo

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,936 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Echo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

22 10th percentile higher than 10% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Echo Laboratories, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	2	33.3%
2017	2	33.3%
2018	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Echo Laboratories, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

Top 2 of 2 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Echo Laboratories, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Echo Laboratories, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #39,945 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Echo Laboratories, Inc. against EB-invent GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.3/100 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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