Hoya Glass Disk (Thailand) Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: G11B (Information Storage Based ON Relative Movement Between Record Carrier AND Transducer).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Hoya ranks #47,494 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #47,494
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 3rd percentile
- by Innovation Score (15.3/100)
- 6.8
- avg claims per patent
- -100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R47494 · Foreign Corporation #47,494 · 5 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
- BOTTOM-DECILE #47,494/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Horsepower
- CPC-NARROW G11B · 2 areas
- INNOV-LOW 15.3/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Horsepower Technologies, 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 Hoya’s 15.3 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Hoya
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Hoya Glass Disk… · this assignee 15
Hoya Glass Disk… · this assignee
15 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Hoya's Innovation Score is 15.3/100 (3rd 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 Hoya?
Each dot is one of Hoya’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). Hoya’s own 6.8 claims/patent is at or below the 8.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Hoya's grants concentrate
Hoya Glass Disk (Thailand) Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G11B (Information Storage Based ON Relative Movement Between Record Carrier AND Transducer). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, Hoya sits between Horsepower Technologies, Inc. and HT Materials Corporation.
Who files at Hoya's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Horsepower
Horsepower Technologies, Inc.
5 patents
- Hoshizaki Denki
Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
5 patents
- Hotpack Packaging…
Hotpack Packaging Industries LLC
5 patents
- House Wellness Fo…
House Wellness Foods Corporation
5 patents
- HS Foils OY
HS Foils OY
5 patents
- HS Products
HS Products Limited
5 patents
- Hsiner
Hsiner Co., Ltd.
5 patents
- HT Materials
HT Materials Corporation
5 patents
- Hoya Glass Disk (… ◀
Hoya Glass Disk (Thailand) Ltd.
5 patents
What this shows Hoya holds 5 patents at rank #47,400, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Hoya
By rank, the assignees closest to #47,400 in granted patent volume.
- Horsepower Technologies, Inc. #47,396 · 5 patents
- Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha #47,397 · 5 patents
- Hotpack Packaging Industries LLC #47,398 · 5 patents
- House Wellness Foods Corporation #47,399 · 5 patents
- HS Foils OY #47,401 · 5 patents
- HS Products Limited #47,402 · 5 patents
- Hsiner Co., Ltd. #47,403 · 5 patents
- HT Materials Corporation #47,404 · 5 patents
Leaders in G11B (Information Storage Based ON Relative Movement Between Re…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hoya's primary technology class.
- Seagate Technology LLC 1,922 in class
- International Business Machines Corporation 1,279 in class
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 1,271 in class
- Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 850 in class
- Sony Group Corporation 728 in class
- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation 487 in class
- Fujifilm Corporation 481 in class
- Hgst Netherlands, B.V. 373 in class
Hoya's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
15 3rd percentile higher than 3% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 40.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | 60.0% |
Which technologies does Hoya Glass Disk (Thailand) Ltd. patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Hoya Glass Disk (Thailand) Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Hoya Glass Disk (Thailand) Ltd.'s lead technology class is G11B (Information Storage Based ON Relative Movement Between Record Carrier AND Transducer), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G11B
- Ranked #47,494 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Hoya Glass Disk (Thailand) Ltd. against Horsepower Technologies, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 15.3/100 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.
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