Where does FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. ranks #16,807 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 FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. hold?

FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2020, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is FormFactor Beaverton, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.1 out of 100 (36th 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 FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. focus on?

FormFactor Beaverton, Inc.'s top technology area is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables) with 16 patents, ranking #346 of 3,424 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is FormFactor Beaverton, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

FormFactor Beaverton, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -58% 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 FormFactor Beaverton, Inc.'s patents?

FormFactor Beaverton, 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 FormFactor Beaverton, 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

FormFactor Beaverton, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2020. 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: G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Formfactor ranks #16,807 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 6 technology areas.

#16,807
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.1/100): 20.7
avg claims per patent: -58%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16807 · US Corporation #16,807 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,807/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH FemtoMetrix
CPC-NARROW G01R · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -58% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: FemtoMetrix, 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.

How Formfactor’s 31.1 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 (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (28%) Claim depth 12.4 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
FormFactor Beaverton · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Formfactor's Innovation Score is 31.1/100 (36th 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Formfactor?

Each dot is one of Formfactor’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). Formfactor’s own 20.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Formfactor's grants concentrate

FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 94.1% of grants classified under G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (7 grants) versus a trough of 5 in 2018. By volume, Formfactor sits between FemtoMetrix, Inc. and Fujiwa Denki Co., Ltd..

Femtometrix

17
Florist Holland B…

17
Flower Turbines

17
Foremostco

17
Fractal Heatsink

17
Framo Engineering…

17
Fujifilm Imaging…

17
Fujiwa Denki

17
Formfactor Beaver… ◀

17

What this shows FormFactor holds 17 patents at rank #16,811, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FormFactor

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,811 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01R (Measuring Electric Variables)

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

Formfactor's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	5	29.4%
2019	7	41.2%
2020	5	29.4%

Which technologies does FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. patent most?

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 16

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

Top 6 of 6 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

FormFactor Beaverton, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

FormFactor Beaverton, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables), 94.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01R
Ranked #16,807 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FormFactor Beaverton, Inc. against FemtoMetrix, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.1/100 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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