Where does FLEx Lighting II, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FLEx Lighting II, LLC ranks #12,926 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 FLEx Lighting II, LLC hold?

FLEx Lighting II, LLC holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is FLEx Lighting II, LLC's Innovation Score?

FLEx Lighting II, LLC has an Innovation Score of 35.6 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 FLEx Lighting II, LLC focus on?

FLEx Lighting II, LLC's top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 22 patents, ranking #608 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is FLEx Lighting II, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

FLEx Lighting II, LLC's recent grant velocity is -90% 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 FLEx Lighting II, LLC's patents?

FLEx Lighting II, LLC's patents average 21.5 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 FLEx Lighting II, 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

FLEx Lighting II, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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, Flex ranks #12,926 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 11 technology areas.

#12,926
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 49%
by Innovation Score (35.6/100): 21.5
avg claims per patent: -90%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12926 · US Corporation #12,926 · 23 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #12,926/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Faltec
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -90% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Faltec Co., Ltd. (±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 Flex’s 35.6 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 11.0 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (33%) Claim depth 12.9 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
FLEx Lighting II · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Flex's Innovation Score is 35.6/100 (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 Flex?

Each dot is one of Flex’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). Flex’s own 21.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Flex's grants concentrate

FLEx Lighting II, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 95.7% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Flex sits between Faltec Co., Ltd. and Fuji Manufacturing Co., Ltd..

Faltec

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Federal-mogul Val…

23
FHE USA

23
Finelite

23
Fraba B V

23
Franklin Armory H…

23
FRS Group

23
Fuji Manufacturing

23
Flex Lighting II ◀

23

What this shows FLEx holds 23 patents at rank #12,920, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FLEx

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,920 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Flex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 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 · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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FLEx Lighting II, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	17.4%
2016	1	4.3%
2017	6	26.1%
2018	3	13.0%
2019	7	30.4%
2020	1	4.3%
2021	1	4.3%

Which technologies does FLEx Lighting II, LLC patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 22

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 11

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 10

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 9

F21K - Non-electric Light Sources Using LUMINESCENCE; Light Sources Using ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; Light Sources Using Charges OF Combustible MATERIAL; Light Sources Using Semiconductor Devices AS Light-generating ELEMENTS; Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 4

F21S - Non-portable Lighting DEVICES; Systems THEREOF; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted FOR Vehicle Exteriors 3

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 3

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 1

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 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

FLEx Lighting II, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

FLEx Lighting II, LLC's lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 95.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #12,926 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FLEx Lighting II, LLC against Faltec Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.6/100 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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