USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 83 granted patents across 42 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H05B (ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.4

Avg claims per patent

+68%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Electronic holds 83 US patents across 42 technology areas, rank #4,288 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,288
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.1/100): 17.4
avg claims per patent: +68%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. has been granted 83 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. at rank #4,288 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 42 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in H05B (ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL). As a US Corporation, Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Electronic sits between Commscope Connectivity UK Limited (83 patents, rank #4,284) and Flodesign Sonics, Inc. (83 patents, rank #4,292) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 55.1/100 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 52 grants, compared with 31 in the 2015–2019 window, a +68% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.'s 17.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 42 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Commscope Connect…

83
Cornell Research…

83
Diebold Self-serv…

83
Ems-patent

83
Elemental LED

83
Etron Technology

83
Fellowes

83
Flodesign Sonics

83
Theatre Controls ◀

83

What this shows Electronic holds 83 patents at rank #4,288, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Electronic

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,288 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H05B (Electric Heating)

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

Electronic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 50,000 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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Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	6.0%
2016	8	9.6%
2017	2	2.4%
2018	7	8.4%
2019	9	10.8%
2020	7	8.4%
2021	13	15.7%
2022	16	19.3%
2023	7	8.4%
2024	5	6.0%
2025	4	4.8%

Which technologies does Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. patent most?

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 33

F21V - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 25

F21W - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS 24

A63J - DEVICES FOR THEATRES, CIRCUSES, OR THE LIKE; CONJURING APPLIANCES OR THE LIKE 20

B66D - CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS 19

F21S - NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS 13

F21Y - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED 13

Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS 11

F16M - FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS 10

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 7

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 5

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 5

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 5

G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY 4

A01G - HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING 4

Top 15 of 42 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,288

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

55.1 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 Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. hold?

Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. holds 83 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 42 technology areas.

What is Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 55.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. focus on?

Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.'s top technology area is H05B (ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL) with 33 patents. The company has filed patents in 42 CPC subclasses total.

Is Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +68% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.'s patents?

Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.'s patents average 17.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Electronic Theatre Controls, 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

Electronic's 83 grants land it in the top 7% 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 - Electronic ranks #4,288 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H05B - see who else leads that technology area. H05B 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 · May 15, 2026

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. Data current as of May 2026.