Where does Imra America, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Imra America, Inc. ranks #4,244 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 Imra America, Inc. hold?

Imra America, Inc. holds 84 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 47 technology areas.

What is Imra America, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Imra America, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 55.9 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Imra America, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Imra America, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -89% 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 Imra America, Inc.'s patents?

Imra America, Inc.'s patents average 22.7 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 Imra America, 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 US Corporation

Imra America, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Imra America, Inc. focus on?

Imra America, Inc.'s top technology area is H01S (Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical) with 60 patents, ranking #23 of 855 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 47 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 84 granted patents across 47 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: H01S (Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Imra ranks #4,244 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 84 patents across 47 technology areas.

#4,244
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (55.9/100): 22.7
avg claims per patent: -89%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4244 · US Corporation #4,244 · 84 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 84 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,244/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Galapagos
CPC-WIDE H01S · 47 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -89% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Galapagos NV (±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 Imra’s 55.9 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 15.3 pts (27%) Velocity 2.7 pts (5%) Breadth 24.2 pts (43%) Claim depth 13.6 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Imra America · this assignee

56
Interface Technology… · near

56
Mattson Technology · near

56
Physik Instrumente… · near

56
Stolle Machinery · near

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Imra's Innovation Score is 55.9/100 (top 6% 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 Imra?

Each dot is one of Imra’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). Imra’s own 22.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Imra's grants concentrate

Imra America, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 47 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under H01S (Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (24 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Imra sits between GN Netcom A/S and Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd..

Imra's three-year grant acceleration

Imra America, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

GN Netcom A/S

84
Guangdong Gopod G…

84
Galapagos

84
Ignite USA

84
Inmar Clearing

84
Inovio Pharmaceut…

84
Jtekt Europe

84
Kitagawa Industri…

84
Imra America ◀

84

What this shows Imra holds 84 patents at rank #4,244, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Imra

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,244 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01S (Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimu…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Imra, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H01S (Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimu…), Imra ranks #23 of 855 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Physik Instrumente (PI) GMBH & Co. KG 56 Mattson Technology, Inc. 56 Interface Technology (ChengDu) Co., Ltd. 56 Stolle Machinery Company, LLC 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (22.7 here).

Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. 22.7 avg Sutro Biopharma, Inc. 22.7 avg Bal Seal Engineering, LLC 22.7 avg Electrocore, Inc. 22.7 avg

Imra's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Imra America, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	21	25.0%
2016	15	17.9%
2017	24	28.6%
2018	10	11.9%
2019	6	7.1%
2020	1	1.2%
2021	3	3.6%
2022	2	2.4%
2024	2	2.4%

Which technologies does Imra America, Inc. patent most?

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 60

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 26

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 22

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 11

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 7

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 7

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 5

C03B - Manufacture, Shaping, OR Supplementary Processes 5

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 5

C03C - Chemical Composition OF Glasses, Glazes OR Vitreous ENAMELS; Surface Treatment OF GLASS; Surface Treatment OF Fibres OR Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals OR SLAGS; Joining Glass TO Glass OR Other Materials 4

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 4

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 4

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

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 3

Top 15 of 47 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

Imra America, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Imra America, Inc.'s lead technology class is H01S (Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01S
Ranked #4,244 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Imra America, Inc. against GN Netcom A/S, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.9/100 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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