Where does IEC Infrared Systems, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), IEC Infrared Systems, LLC ranks #47,594 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 IEC Infrared Systems, LLC hold?

IEC Infrared Systems, LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is IEC Infrared Systems, LLC's Innovation Score?

IEC Infrared Systems, LLC has an Innovation Score of 29.0 out of 100 (29th 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 IEC Infrared Systems, LLC focus on?

IEC Infrared Systems, LLC's top technology area is B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor) with 5 patents, ranking #145 of 545 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is IEC Infrared Systems, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

IEC Infrared Systems, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 IEC Infrared Systems, LLC's patents?

IEC Infrared Systems, LLC's patents average 24.8 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 IEC Infrared Systems, LLC 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 US Corporation

IEC Infrared Systems, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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: B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, IEC ranks #47,594 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 5 technology areas.

#47,594
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 29th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.0/100): 24.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47594 · US Corporation #47,594 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,594/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Idro
CPC-NARROW B64U · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 24.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Idro Co., 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 IEC’s 29.0 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 6.2 pts (21%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (27%) Claim depth 14.9 pts (51%)

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IEC Infrared Systems · this assignee

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What this shows IEC's Innovation Score is 29.0/100 (29th 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 IEC?

Each dot is one of IEC’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). IEC’s own 24.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where IEC's grants concentrate

IEC Infrared Systems, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, IEC sits between Idro Co., Ltd and IGL Pharma Inc..

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What this shows IEC holds 5 patents at rank #47,592, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near IEC

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,592 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV])

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for IEC, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]), IEC ranks #145 of 545 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (29 here).

Humanigen, Inc. 29 Ball Beverage Packaging Europe Limited 29 Orlucent Inc. 29 Beijing Bio-targeting Therapeutics Technology Inc. 29

IEC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

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

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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IEC Infrared Systems, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	20.0%
2018	3	60.0%
2019	1	20.0%

Which technologies does IEC Infrared Systems, LLC patent most?

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 5

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 5

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 5

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 5

Top 5 of 5 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

IEC Infrared Systems, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

IEC Infrared Systems, LLC's lead technology class is B64U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B64U
Ranked #47,594 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare IEC Infrared Systems, LLC against Idro Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.0/100 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.

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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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