Where does Hamilton Thorne, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hamilton Thorne, Inc. ranks #47,300 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 Hamilton Thorne, Inc. hold?

Hamilton Thorne, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Hamilton Thorne, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Hamilton Thorne, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.8 out of 100 (39th 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 Hamilton Thorne, Inc. focus on?

Hamilton Thorne, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 4 patents, ranking #1,997 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hamilton Thorne, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hamilton Thorne, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Hamilton Thorne, Inc.'s patents?

Hamilton Thorne, Inc.'s patents average 21.4 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 Hamilton Thorne, 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

Hamilton Thorne, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hamilton ranks #47,300 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 3 technology areas.

#47,300
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.8/100): 21.4
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47300 · US Corporation #47,300 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,300/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hakusan
CPC-NARROW G02B · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hakusan Corporation (±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 Hamilton’s 31.8 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 6.2 pts (19%) Velocity 6.7 pts (21%) Breadth 6.1 pts (19%) Claim depth 12.8 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hamilton Thorne · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hamilton's Innovation Score is 31.8/100 (39th 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 Hamilton?

Each dot is one of Hamilton’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). Hamilton’s own 21.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hamilton's grants concentrate

Hamilton Thorne, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). By volume, Hamilton sits between Hakusan Corporation and Hangzhou Endonom Medtech Co., Ltd.

Hamilton's three-year grant acceleration

Hamilton Thorne, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

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What this shows Hamilton holds 5 patents at rank #47,299, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hamilton

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,299 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Hamilton's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Hamilton Thorne, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2023	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Hamilton Thorne, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 4

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 1

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 1

Top 3 of 3 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

Hamilton Thorne, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hamilton Thorne, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #47,300 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hamilton Thorne, Inc. against Hakusan Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.8/100 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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