Where does Facet-link Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Facet-link Inc. ranks #35,275 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 Facet-link Inc. hold?

Facet-link Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Facet-link Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Facet-link Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.3 out of 100 (27th 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 Facet-link Inc. focus on?

Facet-link Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 5 patents, ranking #3,118 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Facet-link Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Facet-link 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 Facet-link Inc.'s patents?

Facet-link Inc.'s patents average 27.1 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 Facet-link 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

Facet-link Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 3 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Facet-link ranks #35,275 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 3 technology areas.

#35,275
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 27th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.3/100): 27.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35275 · US Corporation #35,275 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,275/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fabdesigns
CPC-NARROW A61B · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 27.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fabdesigns, Inc. (±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 Facet-link’s 28.3 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 7.2 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (22%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (53%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Facet-link · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Facet-link's Innovation Score is 28.3/100 (27th 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 Facet-link?

Each dot is one of Facet-link’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). Facet-link’s own 27.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Facet-link's grants concentrate

Facet-link Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Facet-link sits between F.A.C.C.T. Network Security LLC and Falkor SID, Inc..

F A C C T Network…

7
F L Auto S R L

7
Fabdesigns

7
Facet Labs

7
Fackelmann Housew…

7
Fairchild Imaging

7
Fairway

7
Falkor SID

7
Facet-link ◀

7

What this shows Facet-link holds 7 patents at rank #35,268, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Facet-link

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,268 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Facet-link's primary technology class.

Facet-link's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 27th percentile higher than 27% 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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Facet-link Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	14.3%
2016	3	42.9%
2018	3	42.9%

Which technologies does Facet-link Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 5

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 3

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 1

Top 3 of 3 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

Facet-link Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Facet-link Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #35,275 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Facet-link Inc. against F.A.C.C.T. Network Security LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.3/100 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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