Where does First Ray, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), First Ray, LLC ranks #35,323 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 First Ray, LLC hold?

First Ray, LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2020, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is First Ray, LLC's Innovation Score?

First Ray, LLC has an Innovation Score of 24.9 out of 100 (16th 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 First Ray, LLC focus on?

First Ray, LLC's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 7 patents. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is First Ray, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

First Ray, LLC's recent grant velocity is -60% 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 First Ray, LLC's patents?

First Ray, LLC's patents average 21.1 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 First Ray, LLC 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

First Ray, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2020. 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).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, First ranks #35,323 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 2 technology areas.

#35,323
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 16th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.9/100): 21.1
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35323 · US Corporation #35,323 · 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 #35,323/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Filnex
CPC-NARROW A61B · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Filnex 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
First Ray · this assignee

25
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows First's Innovation Score is 24.9/100 (16th 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.

Where First's grants concentrate

First Ray, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2020. By volume, First sits between Filnex Inc. and Fitness Cubed Inc..

Filnex

7
Finatec Holding

7
Finzelberg & KG

7
First Quality Hyg…

7
Firstspear Techno…

7
Fischer Lighting…

7
Fisher Scientific…

7
Fitness Cubed

7
First Ray ◀

7

What this shows First holds 7 patents at rank #35,361, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near First

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,361 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

First's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 16th percentile higher than 16% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2020

Grants by year

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

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First Ray, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	5	71.4%
2020	2	28.6%

Which technologies does First Ray, LLC patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 7

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 2

Top 2 of 2 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#35,323

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

24.9 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

First Ray, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

First Ray, LLC's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #35,323 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare First Ray, LLC against Filnex Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.9/100 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

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.