Where does JDS Uniphase Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), JDS Uniphase Corporation ranks #7,867 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 JDS Uniphase Corporation hold?

JDS Uniphase Corporation holds 41 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2015, spanning 33 technology areas.

What is JDS Uniphase Corporation's Innovation Score?

JDS Uniphase Corporation has an Innovation Score of 43.2 out of 100 (top 29% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does JDS Uniphase Corporation focus on?

JDS Uniphase Corporation's top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 12 patents, ranking #964 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 33 CPC subclasses total.

Is JDS Uniphase Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

JDS Uniphase Corporation's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 JDS Uniphase Corporation's patents?

JDS Uniphase Corporation's patents average 16.6 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 JDS Uniphase Corporation 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

JDS Uniphase Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 41 granted patents across 33 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2015. 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, JDS ranks #7,867 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 41 patents across 33 technology areas.

#7,867
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.2/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7867 · US Corporation #7,867 · 41 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 41 grants
UPPER-Q #7,867/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Imerys USA
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 33 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Imerys USA, 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 JDS’s 43.2 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 12.9 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 20.3 pts (47%) Claim depth 10.0 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
DOPE SECURITY · near

43
JDS Uniphase · this assignee

43
Pason Systems · near

43
PIXAR · near

43
Syqe Medical · near

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows JDS's Innovation Score is 43.2/100 (top 29% 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 JDS?

Each dot is one of JDS’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). JDS’s own 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where JDS's grants concentrate

JDS Uniphase Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 33 CPC subclasses with 29.3% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). By volume, JDS sits between Imerys USA, Inc. and Katmai Tech Inc..

Imerys USA

41
Impossible Foods

41
Inventec Applianc…

41
Japan Polyethylene

41
JX Metals

41
Kawai Gakki Seisa…

41
TOP

41
Katmai Tech

41
JDS Uniphase ◀

41

What this shows JDS holds 41 patents at rank #7,867, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near JDS

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,867 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for JDS, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G02B (Optical Elements), JDS ranks #964 of 4,891 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

Pason Systems Corp. 43 PIXAR 43 Syqe Medical Ltd. 43 DOPE.SECURITY Inc. 43

JDS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% 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.

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JDS Uniphase Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	41	100.0%

Which technologies does JDS Uniphase Corporation patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 12

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 11

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 8

B42D - BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Movable-strip Writing OR Reading Apparatus 4

H04J - Multiplex Communication 4

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

H04B - Transmission 3

B41M - Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing, 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

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 2

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 2

H04Q - Selecting 2

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 2

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 2

Top 15 of 33 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

JDS Uniphase Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

JDS Uniphase Corporation's lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 29.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #7,867 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare JDS Uniphase Corporation against Imerys USA, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.2/100 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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