Overall rank by patents
#28,795
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 7 technology areas, active 2015–2019. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G01D (MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OT).
The verdict
Fotech holds 9 US patents across 7 technology areas, rank #28,795 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Fotech Solutions Limited has been granted 9 US utility patents between 2015 and 2019, placing Fotech Solutions Limited at rank #28,795 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 7 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 29.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in G01D (MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OT). As a Foreign Corporation, Fotech Solutions Limited is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Fotech sits between Forward Biotech, Inc. (9 patents, rank #28,791) and Freenome Holdings, Inc. (9 patents, rank #28,799) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 32.3/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 0 grants, compared with 9 in the 2015–2019 window, a -100% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Fotech Solutions Limited's 29.8 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while concentration in 7 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Fotech Solutions Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Forward Biotech, Inc.
9 patents
Forward Science Technologies, LLC
9 patents
Foshan Alpicool Technology Co., LTD.
9 patents
Foshan Tuff Plus Auto Lighting Co., Ltd.
9 patents
Franke Water Systems AG
9 patents
Franz Kessler GmbH
9 patents
Fratelli Fantini S.p.A.
9 patents
Freenome Holdings, Inc.
9 patents
Fotech Solutions Limited
9 patents
What this shows Fotech holds 9 patents at rank #28,795, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #28,795 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Fotech's primary technology class.
Fotech's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
32 Top 59% higher than 41% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2017 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 11.1% |
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#28,795
Across all tracked assignees
32.3 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Fotech's 9 grants land it in the top 59% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
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.