Where does Flir Commercial Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Flir Commercial Systems, Inc. ranks #16,801 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 Flir Commercial Systems, Inc. hold?

Flir Commercial Systems, Inc. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Flir Commercial Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Flir Commercial Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 37.8 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Flir Commercial Systems, Inc. focus on?

Flir Commercial Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 8 patents, ranking #1,527 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Flir Commercial Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Flir Commercial Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +140% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Flir Commercial Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Flir Commercial Systems, Inc.'s patents average 18.6 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 Flir Commercial Systems, 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

Flir Commercial Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Flir ranks #16,801 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 22 technology areas.

#16,801
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.8/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: +140%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16801 · US Corporation #16,801 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,801/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fine Dragon Technology
CPC-FOCUS H04N · 22 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +140% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fine Dragon Technology 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 Flir’s 37.8 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 10.0 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 16.6 pts (44%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Flir's Innovation Score is 37.8/100 (top 43% 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 Flir?

Each dot is one of Flir’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). Flir’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Flir's grants concentrate

Flir Commercial Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 47.1% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Flir sits between Fine Dragon Technology Limited and FOX Broadcasting Company, LLC.

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Food Equipment

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FOX Broadcasting

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What this shows Flir holds 17 patents at rank #16,799, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Flir

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,799 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Flir's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Flir Commercial Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	11.8%
2017	1	5.9%
2018	1	5.9%
2019	1	5.9%
2020	7	41.2%
2021	5	29.4%

Which technologies does Flir Commercial Systems, Inc. patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 8

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 7

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 4

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 3

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 3

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

H04M - Telephonic Communication 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

H04B - Transmission 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 1

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Top 15 of 22 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

Flir Commercial Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Flir Commercial Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 47.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #16,801 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Flir Commercial Systems, Inc. against Fine Dragon Technology Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.8/100 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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