Where does Institute FOR Laser Technology rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Institute FOR Laser Technology ranks #40,959 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 Institute FOR Laser Technology hold?

Institute FOR Laser Technology holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Institute FOR Laser Technology's Innovation Score?

Institute FOR Laser Technology has an Innovation Score of 44.2 out of 100 (top 26% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Institute FOR Laser Technology focus on?

Institute FOR Laser Technology's top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 6 patents, ranking #1,530 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Institute FOR Laser Technology's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Institute FOR Laser Technology's recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Institute FOR Laser Technology's patents?

Institute FOR Laser Technology's patents average 10.5 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 Institute FOR Laser Technology 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

Institute FOR Laser Technology

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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, Institute ranks #40,959 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 10 technology areas.

#40,959
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.2/100): 10.5
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40959 · Foreign Corporation #40,959 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,959/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Inspekto A M V
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 10 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.2/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Inspekto A.M.V. 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 Institute’s 44.2 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 6.7 pts (15%) Velocity 20.0 pts (45%) Breadth 11.2 pts (25%) Claim depth 6.3 pts (14%)

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What this shows Institute's Innovation Score is 44.2/100 (top 26% 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 Institute?

Each dot is one of Institute’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). Institute’s own 10.5 claims/patent is at or below the 13.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Institute's grants concentrate

Institute FOR Laser Technology is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Institute sits between Inspekto A.M.V. Ltd. and Instituto TECNOLÓGICO DEL Embalaje Transporte Y LOGÍSTICA (ITENE).

Institute's three-year grant acceleration

Institute FOR Laser Technology shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

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What this shows Institute holds 6 patents at rank #40,886, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Institute

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,886 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Institute's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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Institute FOR Laser Technology patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2023	1	16.7%
2024	2	33.3%
2025partial year	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Institute FOR Laser Technology patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 6

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 3

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 3

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 3

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 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

F41H - ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General 1

F41G - Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming 1

G01W - Meteorology 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Institute FOR Laser Technology's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Institute FOR Laser Technology's lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #40,959 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Institute FOR Laser Technology against Inspekto A.M.V. Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.2/100 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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