HYC Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2024. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, HYC ranks #22,737 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #22,737
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 21st percentile
- by Innovation Score (26.8/100)
- 10.4
- avg claims per patent
- +100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22737 · Foreign Corporation #22,737 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
- MID-PACK #22,737/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Hamilton Internation…
- CPC-NARROW G02B · 2 areas
- INNOV-THIN 26.8/100
- CLAIMS-PAR 10.4 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Hamilton International AG (Hamilton International SA) (Hamilton International Ltd.) (±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 HYC’s 26.8 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around HYC
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- HYC · this assignee 27
HYC · this assignee
27 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows HYC's Innovation Score is 26.8/100 (21st 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 HYC?
Each dot is one of HYC’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). HYC’s own 10.4 claims/patent is at or below the 11.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where HYC's grants concentrate
HYC Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, HYC sits between HSP Technologies Inc. and Hansen International, Inc..
HYC's three-year grant acceleration
HYC Co., Ltd. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.
Who files at HYC's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- HSP
HSP Technologies Inc.
12 patents
- HTE THE High Thro…
HTE GMBH THE High Throughput Experimentation Company
12 patents
- HTI IP
HTI IP, LLC
12 patents
- Hyaxiom
Hyaxiom, Inc.
12 patents
- Hydro Extruded So…
Hydro Extruded Solutions AS
12 patents
- HYL DE C V
HYL Technologies, S.A. DE C.V.
12 patents
- Hamilton Internat…
Hamilton International AG (Hamilton International SA) (Hamilton International Ltd.)
12 patents
- Hansen Internatio…
Hansen International, Inc.
12 patents
- HYC ◀
HYC Co., Ltd.
12 patents
What this shows HYC holds 12 patents at rank #22,708, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near HYC
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,708 in granted patent volume.
- HSP Technologies Inc. #22,704 · 12 patents
- HTE GMBH THE High Throughput Experimentation Company #22,705 · 12 patents
- HTI IP, LLC #22,706 · 12 patents
- Hyaxiom, Inc. #22,707 · 12 patents
- Hydro Extruded Solutions AS #22,709 · 12 patents
- HYL Technologies, S.A. DE C.V. #22,710 · 12 patents
- Hamilton International AG (Hamilton International SA) (Hamilton International Ltd.) #22,711 · 12 patents
- Hansen International, Inc. #22,712 · 12 patents
Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in HYC's primary technology class.
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4,608 in class
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha 2,525 in class
- Fujifilm Corporation 2,173 in class
- BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. 1,899 in class
- Olympus Corporation 1,893 in class
- Sony Group Corporation 1,572 in class
- Apple Inc. 1,367 in class
- Seiko Epson Corporation 1,332 in class
HYC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
27 21st percentile higher than 21% 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 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 16.7% |
Which technologies does HYC Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
HYC Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- HYC Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
- Ranked #22,737 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare HYC Co., Ltd. against HSP Technologies Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 26.8/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.