Where does Hexagon Technology AS rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hexagon Technology AS ranks #6,903 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 Technology AS hold?

Hexagon Technology AS holds 48 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 30 technology areas.

What is Hexagon Technology AS's Innovation Score?

Hexagon Technology AS has an Innovation Score of 44.6 out of 100 (top 25% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hexagon Technology AS's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hexagon Technology AS's recent grant velocity is +191% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Hexagon Technology AS's patents?

Hexagon Technology AS's patents average 15.3 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 Technology AS 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 Technology AS

Q: What technology areas does Hexagon Technology AS focus on?

Hexagon Technology AS's top technology area is F17C (Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases) with 41 patents, ranking #5 of 408 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 30 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 48 granted patents across 30 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: F17C (Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hexagon ranks #6,903 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 48 patents across 30 technology areas.

#6,903
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.6/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: +191%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6903 · Foreign Corporation #6,903 · 48 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 48 grants
UPPER-Q #6,903/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH GaN Systems
CPC-FOCUS F17C · 30 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +191% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: GaN Systems 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 Hexagon’s 44.6 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 13.4 pts (30%) Velocity 2.6 pts (6%) Breadth 19.4 pts (43%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Em-tech · near

45
GE Hybrid · near

45
Hexagon Technology AS · this assignee

45
OCI · near

45
Therma-stor · near

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hexagon's Innovation Score is 44.6/100 (top 25% 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 15.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 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 Technology AS is a focused PatentsView assignee: 30 CPC subclasses with 85.4% of grants classified under F17C (Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (13 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Hexagon sits between Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC and Ip2ipo Innovations Limited.

Hexagon's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Hexagon Technology AS moved from 28 to 11 grants (0.39x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Gracenote Digital…

48
Grundfos Manageme…

48
GW Research

48
Gan Systems

48
Hytera Communicat…

48
Hampton Products…

48
Industrial Cooper…

48
Ip2ipo Innovations

48
Hexagon Technolog… ◀

48

What this shows Hexagon holds 48 patents at rank #6,901, 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 #6,901 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F17C (Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hexagon, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In F17C (Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed), Hexagon ranks #5 of 408 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).

Em-tech Co., Ltd 45 Therma-stor LLC 45 OCI Company Ltd. 45 GE Hybrid Technologies, LLC 45

Hexagon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 Technology AS patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	2.1%
2017	2	4.2%
2018	1	2.1%
2019	7	14.6%
2020	13	27.1%
2021	8	16.7%
2022	7	14.6%
2023	1	2.1%
2024	3	6.3%
2025partial year	5	10.4%

Which technologies does Hexagon Technology AS patent most?

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 41

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 34

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 8

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 Otherwise Provided FOR 8

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 4

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 4

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 4

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 3

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 3

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 3

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 3

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

Hexagon Technology AS's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hexagon Technology AS's lead technology class is F17C (Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases), 85.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F17C
Ranked #6,903 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hexagon Technology AS against Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.6/100 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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