Where does InstroTek, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), InstroTek, Inc. ranks #32,089 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 InstroTek, Inc. hold?

InstroTek, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is InstroTek, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

InstroTek, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.0 out of 100 (19th 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 InstroTek, Inc. focus on?

InstroTek, Inc.'s top technology area is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties) with 4 patents, ranking #3,181 of 7,863 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

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

InstroTek, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -67% 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 InstroTek, Inc.'s patents?

InstroTek, Inc.'s patents average 18.9 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 InstroTek, 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

InstroTek, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Instrotek ranks #32,089 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 4 technology areas.

#32,089
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.0/100): 18.9
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32089 · US Corporation #32,089 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,089/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Inquis Medical
CPC-NARROW G01N · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Inquis Medical, 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 Instrotek’s 26.0 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 7.6 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (27%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (43%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
InstroTek · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Instrotek's Innovation Score is 26.0/100 (19th 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 Instrotek?

Each dot is one of Instrotek’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). Instrotek’s own 18.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Instrotek's grants concentrate

InstroTek, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Instrotek sits between Inquis Medical, Inc. and Intelligent Optical Systems.

Inquis Medical

8
Insight Analytics…

8
Inspirotec

8
Institute of Micr…

8
Integral Molecular

8
Integrated Liner

8
Intelligent Imagi…

8
Intelligent Optic…

8
Instrotek ◀

8

What this shows InstroTek holds 8 patents at rank #32,109, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near InstroTek

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,109 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their…)

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

Instrotek's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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InstroTek, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	12.5%
2016	1	12.5%
2017	2	25.0%
2018	1	12.5%
2019	1	12.5%
2020	1	12.5%
2021	1	12.5%

Which technologies does InstroTek, Inc. patent most?

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 1

F26B - Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Therefrom 1

Top 4 of 4 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

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

InstroTek, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01N (Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01N
Ranked #32,089 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare InstroTek, Inc. against Inquis Medical, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.0/100 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.

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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