Where does FNV IP B.V. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FNV IP B.V. ranks #16,019 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 FNV IP B.V. hold?

FNV IP B.V. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 30 technology areas.

What is FNV IP B.V.'s Innovation Score?

FNV IP B.V. has an Innovation Score of 61.2 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is FNV IP B.V.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for FNV IP B.V..

What does claim depth mean for FNV IP B.V.'s patents?

FNV IP B.V.'s patents average 19.4 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 FNV IP B.V. 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

FNV IP B.V.

Q: What technology areas does FNV IP B.V. focus on?

FNV IP B.V.'s top technology area is G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry) with 7 patents, ranking #367 of 1,814 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 30 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 30 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, FNV ranks #16,019 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 30 technology areas.

#16,019
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.2/100): 19.4
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16019 · Foreign Corporation #16,019 · 18 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,019/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Faurecia Clarion…
CPC-FOCUS G01C · 30 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Faurecia Clarion Electronics Europe (±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 FNV’s 61.2 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 (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (33%) Breadth 19.4 pts (32%) Claim depth 11.6 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
FNV IP B V · this assignee

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows FNV's Innovation Score is 61.2/100 (top 3% 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 FNV?

Each dot is one of FNV’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). FNV’s own 19.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where FNV's grants concentrate

FNV IP B.V. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 30 CPC subclasses with 38.9% of grants classified under G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, FNV sits between Faurecia Clarion Electronics Europe and Foundations Worldwide , Inc ..

FNV's three-year grant acceleration

FNV IP B.V. shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Faurecia Clarion…

18
FBD Partnership

18
FEI EFA

18
Figs

18
Fogale Nanotech

18
Forever Young Int…

18
Foshan Shunde Mid…

18
Foundations World…

18
FNV IP B V ◀

18

What this shows FNV holds 18 patents at rank #16,012, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FNV

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,012 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01C (Measuring Distances)

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

FNV's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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FNV IP B.V. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	2	11.1%
2021	1	5.6%
2022	4	22.2%
2023	2	11.1%
2024	4	22.2%
2025partial year	5	27.8%

Which technologies does FNV IP B.V. patent most?

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 7

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 6

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 5

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 5

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 5

H04B - Transmission 4

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 2

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 2

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 1

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 1

B63C - Launching, Hauling-out, OR Dry-docking OF VESSELS; Life-saving IN WATER; Equipment FOR Dwelling OR Working Under WATER; Means FOR Salvaging OR Searching FOR Underwater Objects 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

Top 15 of 30 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

FNV IP B.V.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

FNV IP B.V.'s lead technology class is G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry), 38.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01C
Ranked #16,019 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FNV IP B.V. against Faurecia Clarion Electronics Europe, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.2/100 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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