Where does Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc. ranks #12,984 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 Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc. hold?

Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc. holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.4 out of 100 (30th 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 Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc. focus on?

Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 13 patents, ranking #913 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -79% 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 Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc.'s patents?

Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc.'s patents average 8.6 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 Inno Instrument (CHINA) 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

Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Inno ranks #12,984 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 14 technology areas.

#12,984
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 30th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.4/100): 8.6
avg claims per patent: -79%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12984 · Foreign Corporation #12,984 · 23 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #12,984/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ichikawa
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.4/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -79% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ichikawa 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 Inno’s 29.4 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 11.0 pts (38%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (45%) Claim depth 5.1 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Inno Instrument… · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Inno's Innovation Score is 29.4/100 (30th 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 Inno?

Each dot is one of Inno’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). Inno’s own 8.6 claims/patent is at or below the 13.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Inno's grants concentrate

Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 56.5% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (11 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Inno sits between Ichikawa Co., Ltd. and ITM Semiconductor Co., Ltd..

Ichikawa

23
IEX Group

23
Imagekeeper

23
IMS Nanofabricati…

23
Innovaction

23
Institute OF Comp…

23
ITC

23
ITM Semiconductor

23
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23

What this shows Inno holds 23 patents at rank #12,978, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Inno

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,978 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Inno's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 30th percentile higher than 30% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

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

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Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	4.3%
2017	11	47.8%
2018	4	17.4%
2019	3	13.0%
2020	4	17.4%

Which technologies does Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 13

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

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 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

B26B - Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 56.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #12,984 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Inno Instrument (CHINA) Inc. against Ichikawa Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.4/100 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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