Where does Ir-tec International Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ir-tec International Ltd. ranks #32,125 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 Ir-tec International Ltd. hold?

Ir-tec International Ltd. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Ir-tec International Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Ir-tec International Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 27.4 out of 100 (23rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Ir-tec International Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ir-tec International Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -86% 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 Ir-tec International Ltd.'s patents?

Ir-tec International Ltd.'s patents average 15.3 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 Ir-tec International Ltd. 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

Ir-tec International Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Ir-tec International Ltd. focus on?

Ir-tec International Ltd.'s top technology area is H05B (Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General) with 4 patents, ranking #712 of 2,247 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 9 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: H05B (Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ir-tec ranks #32,125 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 9 technology areas.

#32,125
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 23rd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.4/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32125 · Foreign Corporation #32,125 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,125/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Inventia Healthcare
CPC-NARROW H05B · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Inventia Healthcare Limited (±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 Ir-tec’s 27.4 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 7.6 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (39%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ir-tec International · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ir-tec's Innovation Score is 27.4/100 (23rd 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 Ir-tec?

Each dot is one of Ir-tec’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). Ir-tec’s own 15.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Ir-tec's grants concentrate

Ir-tec International Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under H05B (Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Ir-tec sits between Inventia Healthcare Limited and IRR, Inc..

Inventia Healthca…

8
Iota Biosciences

8
IPI S R L

8
IPR—Intelligente…

8
Irida Labs

8
Iris ID

8
IRM

8
IRR

8
Ir-tec Internatio… ◀

8

What this shows Ir-tec holds 8 patents at rank #32,053, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ir-tec

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,053 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H05B (Electric Heating)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Ir-tec's primary technology class.

Ir-tec's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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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Ir-tec International Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	25.0%
2016	2	25.0%
2017	1	12.5%
2019	2	25.0%
2021	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Ir-tec International Ltd. patent most?

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 4

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 4

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

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 1

G21F - Protection Against X-radiation, Gamma Radiation, Corpuscular Radiation OR Particle BOMBARDMENT; Treating Radioactively Contaminated MATERIAL; Decontamination Arrangements Therefor 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Ir-tec International Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ir-tec International Ltd.'s lead technology class is H05B (Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H05B
Ranked #32,125 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ir-tec International Ltd. against Inventia Healthcare Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.4/100 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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