Where does Fbgs International NV rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Fbgs International NV ranks #40,175 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 Fbgs International NV hold?

Fbgs International NV holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2022 and 2024, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Fbgs International NV's Innovation Score?

Fbgs International NV has an Innovation Score of 47.8 out of 100 (top 18% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Fbgs International NV focus on?

Fbgs International NV's top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 4 patents, ranking #1,997 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Fbgs International NV's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Fbgs International NV.

What does claim depth mean for Fbgs International NV's patents?

Fbgs International NV's patents average 18.5 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 Fbgs International NV 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 Foreign Corporation

Fbgs International NV

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2022–2024. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Fbgs ranks #40,175 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 8 technology areas.

#40,175
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.8/100): 18.5
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40175 · Foreign Corporation #40,175 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,175/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Faun Trackway
CPC-NARROW G02B · 8 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2022–2024 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Faun Trackway Limited (±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 Fbgs’s 47.8 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 6.7 pts (14%) Velocity 20.0 pts (42%) Breadth 10.0 pts (21%) Claim depth 11.1 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Fbgs International · this assignee

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Fbgs's Innovation Score is 47.8/100 (top 18% 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 Fbgs?

Each dot is one of Fbgs’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). Fbgs’s own 18.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Fbgs's grants concentrate

Fbgs International NV is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Fbgs sits between Faun Trackway Limited and Femselect Ltd.

Fbgs's three-year grant acceleration

Fbgs International NV shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Faun Trackway

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Faurecia Clarion…

6
Faurecia India Pr…

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Faurecia Interior…

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FBM Systems AND

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Fcet

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FEM

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Femselect

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Fbgs International ◀

6

What this shows Fbgs holds 6 patents at rank #40,153, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Fbgs

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,153 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Fbgs's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2022–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Fbgs International NV patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	1	16.7%
2023	2	33.3%
2024	3	50.0%

Which technologies does Fbgs International NV patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 4

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 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 1

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 1

C03C - Chemical Composition OF Glasses, Glazes OR Vitreous ENAMELS; Surface Treatment OF GLASS; Surface Treatment OF Fibres OR Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals OR SLAGS; Joining Glass TO Glass OR Other Materials 1

C03B - Manufacture, Shaping, OR Supplementary Processes 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Fbgs International NV's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Fbgs International NV's lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #40,175 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Fbgs International NV against Faun Trackway Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.8/100 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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