Overall rank by patents
#21,042
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: G06T (IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Ecole ranks #21,042 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 10 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R21042 · Foreign Corporation #21,042 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Eastern Michigan University (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Ecole Nationale DE L… · this assignee
27 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Ecole's Innovation Score is 27.2/100 (top 77% 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.
Ecole Nationale DE L'aviation Civile is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 53.8% of grants classified under G06T (IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Ecole sits between E+e Elektronik Ges.m.b.h. and EDGE Medical Properties, Llc.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
E+E ELEKTRONIK GES.M.B.H.
13 patents
E.D. Bullard Company
13 patents
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
13 patents
EASY SOLUTIONS ENTERPRISES, CORP.
13 patents
ECP Incorporated
13 patents
EDDIE BAUER LLC
13 patents
EDENS CREATIONS BV
13 patents
EDGE MEDICAL PROPERTIES, LLC
13 patents
ECOLE NATIONALE DE L'AVIATION CIVILE
13 patents
What this shows Ecole holds 13 patents at rank #21,040, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #21,040 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Ecole's primary technology class.
Ecole's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
27 Top 77% higher than 23% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2019 | 6 | 46.2% |
| 2020 | 5 | 38.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 7.7% |
Top 10 of 10 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#21,042
of 50,000 tracked assignees
27.2 out of 100
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