USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

FARO Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 403 granted patents across 58 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01B (MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS).

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

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403

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.1

Avg claims per patent

-17%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

FARO holds 403 US patents across 58 technology areas, rank #1,070 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,070
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.4/100): 16.1
avg claims per patent: -17%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

FARO Technologies, Inc. has been granted 403 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing FARO Technologies, Inc. at rank #1,070 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 58 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01B (MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS). As a US Corporation, FARO Technologies, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, FARO sits between Fox Factory, Inc. (405 patents, rank #1,066) and Electrolux HOME Products, Inc. (401 patents, rank #1,074) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 60.4/100 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 183 grants, compared with 220 in the 2015–2019 window, a -17% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. FARO Technologies, Inc.'s 16.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 58 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark FARO Technologies, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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405
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What this shows FARO holds 403 patents at rank #1,070, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FARO

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,070 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01B (Measuring Length)

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

FARO's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

60 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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FARO Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	37	9.2%
2016	51	12.7%
2017	52	12.9%
2018	41	10.2%
2019	39	9.7%
2020	42	10.4%
2021	36	8.9%
2022	27	6.7%
2023	28	6.9%
2024	33	8.2%
2025	17	4.2%

Which technologies does FARO Technologies, Inc. patent most?

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 262

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 220

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 166

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 154

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 132

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 59

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 40

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 32

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 27

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 20

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 15

G09B - EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS 13

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 10

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 9

H04B - TRANSMISSION 9

Top 15 of 58 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,070

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

60.4 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 FARO Technologies, Inc. hold?

FARO Technologies, Inc. holds 403 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 58 technology areas.

What is FARO Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

FARO Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 60.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does FARO Technologies, Inc. focus on?

FARO Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is G01B (MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS) with 262 patents. The company has filed patents in 58 CPC subclasses total.

Is FARO Technologies, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

FARO Technologies, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -17% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for FARO Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

FARO Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 16.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the FARO Technologies, 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

FARO's 403 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - FARO ranks #1,070 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G01B - see who else leads that technology area. G01B 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.