Where does Jabil Circuit, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Jabil Circuit, Inc. ranks #17,799 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 Jabil Circuit, Inc. hold?

Jabil Circuit, Inc. holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 28 technology areas.

What is Jabil Circuit, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Jabil Circuit, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 46.4 out of 100 (top 21% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Jabil Circuit, Inc. focus on?

Jabil Circuit, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 4 patents, ranking #1,997 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 28 CPC subclasses total.

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

Jabil Circuit, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -93% 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 Jabil Circuit, Inc.'s patents?

Jabil Circuit, Inc.'s patents average 18.8 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 Jabil Circuit, 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

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 28 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Jabil ranks #17,799 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 28 technology areas.

#17,799
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 21%
by Innovation Score (46.4/100): 18.8
avg claims per patent: -93%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17799 · US Corporation #17,799 · 16 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,799/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH IonQuest
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 28 areas
INNOV-PAR 46.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -93% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: IonQuest Corp. (±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 Jabil’s 46.4 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 9.8 pts (21%) Velocity 6.7 pts (14%) Breadth 18.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 11.3 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Jabil Circuit · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Jabil's Innovation Score is 46.4/100 (top 21% 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 Jabil?

Each dot is one of Jabil’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). Jabil’s own 18.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Jabil's grants concentrate

Jabil Circuit, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 28 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Jabil sits between IonQuest Corp. and Japan Vilene Company, Ltd..

Jabil's three-year grant acceleration

Jabil Circuit, Inc. shows 1 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.

Ionquest

16
Iplcontent

16
Ivenix

16
J&P Invesco

16
Jacobio Pharmaceu…

16
Japan Materials

16
Japan Lifeline

16
Japan Vilene

16
Jabil Circuit ◀

16

What this shows Jabil holds 16 patents at rank #17,796, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Jabil

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,796 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Jabil's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Jabil Circuit, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	50.0%
2016	2	12.5%
2017	4	25.0%
2018	1	6.3%
2024	1	6.3%

Which technologies does Jabil Circuit, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

H03B - Generation OF Oscillations, Directly OR BY Frequency-changing, BY Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate IN A Non-switching MANNER; Generation OF Noise BY Such Circuits 2

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 2

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

G11B - Information Storage Based ON Relative Movement Between Record Carrier AND Transducer 1

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

Top 15 of 28 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

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

Jabil Circuit, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #17,799 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Jabil Circuit, Inc. against IonQuest Corp., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 46.4/100 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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