USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Element Six Technologies Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 82 granted patents across 38 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C30B (SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH ; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL ; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYS).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.3

Avg claims per patent

-36%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Element holds 82 US patents across 38 technology areas, rank #4,327 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,327
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 12%
by Innovation Score (51.1/100): 14.3
avg claims per patent: -36%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Element Six Technologies Limited has been granted 82 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Element Six Technologies Limited at rank #4,327 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 38 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in C30B (SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH ; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL ; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYS). As a Foreign Corporation, Element Six Technologies Limited is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Element sits between CBS Interactive Inc. (82 patents, rank #4,323) and Faurecia Clarion Electronics Co., Ltd. (82 patents, rank #4,331) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 51.1/100 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 32 grants, compared with 50 in the 2015–2019 window, a -36% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Element Six Technologies Limited's 14.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 38 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Element Six Technologies Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

CBS Interactive

82
Citizen Machinery

82
DRIV Automotive

82
Eisenmann SE

82
Elringklinger

82
Frank's Internati…

82
Futaba

82
Faurecia Clarion

82
Element Six ◀

82

What this shows Element holds 82 patents at rank #4,327, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Element

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,327 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C30B (Single-crystal Growth)

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

Element's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 12% higher than 88% 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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Element Six Technologies Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	19	23.2%
2016	8	9.8%
2017	7	8.5%
2018	6	7.3%
2019	10	12.2%
2020	6	7.3%
2021	6	7.3%
2022	8	9.8%
2023	6	7.3%
2024	4	4.9%
2025	2	2.4%

Which technologies does Element Six Technologies Limited patent most?

C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH ; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL ; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE ; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WI 52

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 37

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 21

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 14

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 14

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 13

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 11

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 10

H10D - INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 7

C01P - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS 7

A44C - PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS 6

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 5

H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL 4

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 4

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 3

Top 15 of 38 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,327

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

51.1 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 Element Six Technologies Limited hold?

Element Six Technologies Limited holds 82 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 38 technology areas.

What is Element Six Technologies Limited's Innovation Score?

Element Six Technologies Limited has an Innovation Score of 51.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Element Six Technologies Limited focus on?

Element Six Technologies Limited's top technology area is C30B (SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH ; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL ; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE ; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WI) with 52 patents. The company has filed patents in 38 CPC subclasses total.

Is Element Six Technologies Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Element Six Technologies Limited's recent filing velocity is -36% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Element Six Technologies Limited's patents?

Element Six Technologies Limited's patents average 14.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Element Six Technologies Limited 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

Element's 82 grants land it in the top 12% 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 - Element ranks #4,327 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C30B - see who else leads that technology area. C30B 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.