Where does Himax Analogic, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Himax Analogic, Inc. ranks #31,916 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 Himax Analogic, Inc. hold?

Himax Analogic, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Himax Analogic, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Himax Analogic, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.8 out of 100 (28th 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 Himax Analogic, Inc. focus on?

Himax Analogic, Inc.'s top technology area is H03K (Pulse Technique) with 5 patents, ranking #425 of 1,682 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Himax Analogic, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Himax Analogic, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -86% 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 Himax Analogic, Inc.'s patents?

Himax Analogic, Inc.'s patents average 16.6 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 Himax Analogic, 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 Foreign Corporation

Himax Analogic, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: H03K (Pulse Technique).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Himax ranks #31,916 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 10 technology areas.

#31,916
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.8/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31916 · Foreign Corporation #31,916 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,916/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Higdon Outdoors
CPC-FOCUS H03K · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Higdon Outdoors, LLC (±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 Himax’s 28.8 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 7.6 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Himax Analogic · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Himax's Innovation Score is 28.8/100 (28th 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 Himax?

Each dot is one of Himax’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). Himax’s own 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Himax's grants concentrate

Himax Analogic, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under H03K (Pulse Technique). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Himax sits between Higdon Outdoors, LLC and Hntb Corporation.

Higdon Outdoors

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Highwave

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Hill & Smith

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Hilverdaflorist B…

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Hipra Scientific…

8
Hirotsu BIO Scien…

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Hmicro

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Hntb

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What this shows Himax holds 8 patents at rank #31,886, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Himax

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,886 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H03K (Pulse Technique)

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

Himax's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Himax Analogic, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	37.5%
2016	4	50.0%
2021	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Himax Analogic, Inc. patent most?

H03K - Pulse Technique 5

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 3

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

H03F - Amplifiers 1

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 1

G05F - Systems FOR Regulating Electric OR Magnetic Variables 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Himax Analogic, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Himax Analogic, Inc.'s lead technology class is H03K (Pulse Technique), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H03K
Ranked #31,916 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Himax Analogic, Inc. against Higdon Outdoors, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.8/100 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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