Where does Hexagon Metrology SAS rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hexagon Metrology SAS ranks #18,716 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 Hexagon Metrology SAS hold?

Hexagon Metrology SAS holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Hexagon Metrology SAS's Innovation Score?

Hexagon Metrology SAS has an Innovation Score of 49.0 out of 100 (top 15% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hexagon Metrology SAS's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hexagon Metrology SAS's recent grant velocity is -44% 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 Hexagon Metrology SAS's patents?

Hexagon Metrology SAS's patents average 14.7 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 Hexagon Metrology SAS 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

Hexagon Metrology SAS

Q: What technology areas does Hexagon Metrology SAS focus on?

Hexagon Metrology SAS's top technology area is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours) with 15 patents, ranking #94 of 2,030 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 9 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: G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hexagon ranks #18,716 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 9 technology areas.

#18,716
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.0/100): 14.7
avg claims per patent: -44%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18716 · Foreign Corporation #18,716 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,716/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Head-direct (KUNSHAN)
CPC-NARROW G01B · 9 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -44% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Head-direct (KUNSHAN) Company 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 Hexagon’s 49.0 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 9.6 pts (20%) Velocity 20.0 pts (41%) Breadth 10.6 pts (22%) Claim depth 8.8 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hexagon Metrology SAS · this assignee

49
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hexagon's Innovation Score is 49.0/100 (top 15% 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 Hexagon?

Each dot is one of Hexagon’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). Hexagon’s own 14.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Hexagon's grants concentrate

Hexagon Metrology SAS is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Hexagon sits between Head-direct (KUNSHAN) Company Limited and Hoganas AB (PUBL).

Hexagon's three-year grant acceleration

Hexagon Metrology SAS shows 5 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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15

What this shows Hexagon holds 15 patents at rank #18,702, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hexagon

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,702 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01B (Measuring Length)

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

Hexagon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 15% higher than 85% 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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Hexagon Metrology SAS patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	13.3%
2016	2	13.3%
2017	2	13.3%
2018	2	13.3%
2019	1	6.7%
2022	1	6.7%
2023	1	6.7%
2024	3	20.0%
2025partial year	1	6.7%

Which technologies does Hexagon Metrology SAS patent most?

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 15

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 1

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Hexagon Metrology SAS's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hexagon Metrology SAS's lead technology class is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01B
Ranked #18,716 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hexagon Metrology SAS against Head-direct (KUNSHAN) Company Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.0/100 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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