Inova Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 7 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: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Inova ranks #14,692 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 7 technology areas.
- #14,692
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 17%
- by Innovation Score (48.1/100)
- 13.7
- avg claims per patent
- -75%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R14692 · Foreign Corporation #14,692 · 20 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 20 grants
- MID-PACK #14,692/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Illumagear
- CPC-NARROW G01V · 7 areas
- INNOV-PAR 48.1/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 13.7 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -75% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Illumagear, 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 Inova’s 48.1 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 Inova
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Inova · this assignee
Inova · this assignee
48 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Inova's Innovation Score is 48.1/100 (top 17% 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 Inova?
Each dot is one of Inova’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). Inova’s own 13.7 claims/patent is at or below the 15.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Inova's grants concentrate
Inova Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 95% of grants classified under G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Inova sits between Illumagear, Inc. and International Test Solutions, LLC.
Inova's three-year grant acceleration
Inova Ltd. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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 Inova's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Illumagear
Illumagear, Inc.
20 patents
- Impax Laboratories
Impax Laboratories, LLC
20 patents
- Inmobi Pte
InMobi Pte Ltd.
20 patents
- Ingrain
Ingrain, Inc.
20 patents
- Inpro/Seal
Inpro/Seal LLC
20 patents
- Insight Photonic…
Insight Photonic Solutions, Inc
20 patents
- Intellian
Intellian Technologies, Inc.
20 patents
- International Tes…
International Test Solutions, LLC
20 patents
- Inova ◀
Inova Ltd.
20 patents
What this shows Inova holds 20 patents at rank #14,693, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Inova
By rank, the assignees closest to #14,693 in granted patent volume.
- Illumagear, Inc. #14,689 · 20 patents
- Impax Laboratories, LLC #14,690 · 20 patents
- InMobi Pte Ltd. #14,691 · 20 patents
- Ingrain, Inc. #14,692 · 20 patents
- Inpro/Seal LLC #14,694 · 20 patents
- Insight Photonic Solutions, Inc #14,695 · 20 patents
- Intellian Technologies, Inc. #14,696 · 20 patents
- International Test Solutions, LLC #14,697 · 20 patents
Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Inova's primary technology class.
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 1,636 in class
- Schlumberger Technology Corporation 1,274 in class
- Saudi Arabian OIL Company 780 in class
- PGS Geophysical AS 415 in class
- CGG Services SAS 298 in class
- Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company 252 in class
- Landmark Graphics Corporation 222 in class
- Chevron U.S.A. Inc. 216 in class
Inova's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
48 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 | 7 | 35.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | 25.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 5.0% |
Which technologies does Inova Ltd. patent most?
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Inova Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Inova Ltd.'s lead technology class is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags), 95% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01V
- Ranked #14,692 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Inova Ltd. against Illumagear, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 48.1/100 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.