Where does FEI EFA, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FEI EFA, Inc. ranks #16,012 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 FEI EFA, Inc. hold?

FEI EFA, Inc. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2022, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is FEI EFA, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

FEI EFA, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 35.4 out of 100 (top 49% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does FEI EFA, Inc. focus on?

FEI EFA, Inc.'s top technology area is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables) with 12 patents, ranking #441 of 3,424 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is FEI EFA, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

FEI EFA, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 FEI EFA, Inc.'s patents?

FEI EFA, Inc.'s patents average 20.7 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 FEI EFA, 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

FEI EFA, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2022. 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: G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, FEI ranks #16,012 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 11 technology areas.

#16,012
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 49%
by Innovation Score (35.4/100): 20.7
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16012 · US Corporation #16,012 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,012/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Experian Marketing…
CPC-FOCUS G01R · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Experian Marketing Solutions, LLC (±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 FEI’s 35.4 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 10.2 pts (29%) Velocity 1.1 pts (3%) Breadth 11.7 pts (33%) Claim depth 12.4 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
FEI EFA · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows FEI's Innovation Score is 35.4/100 (top 49% 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 FEI?

Each dot is one of FEI’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). FEI’s own 20.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where FEI's grants concentrate

FEI EFA, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, FEI sits between Experian Marketing Solutions, LLC and Forever Young International, Inc..

FEI's three-year grant acceleration

FEI EFA, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

Experian Marketin…

18
Facefirst

18
Faurecia Clarion…

18
FBD Partnership

18
Figs

18
FNV IP B V

18
Fogale Nanotech

18
Forever Young Int…

18
FEI EFA ◀

18

What this shows FEI holds 18 patents at rank #16,010, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FEI

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,010 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01R (Measuring Electric Variables)

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

FEI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 Top 49% higher than 51% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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FEI EFA, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	11.1%
2018	9	50.0%
2019	1	5.6%
2020	4	22.2%
2021	1	5.6%
2022	1	5.6%

Which technologies does FEI EFA, Inc. patent most?

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 12

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

G01Q - Scanning-probe Techniques OR APPARATUS; Applications OF Scanning-probe Techniques, e.g. Scanning Probe Microscopy [SPM] 3

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 1

Top 11 of 11 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

FEI EFA, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

FEI EFA, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01R
Ranked #16,012 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FEI EFA, Inc. against Experian Marketing Solutions, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.4/100 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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