Where does JGM Associates, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), JGM Associates, Inc. ranks #47,937 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 JGM Associates, Inc. hold?

JGM Associates, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is JGM Associates, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

JGM Associates, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 41.6 out of 100 (top 33% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

JGM Associates, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -33% 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 JGM Associates, Inc.'s patents?

JGM Associates, Inc.'s patents average 25.4 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 JGM Associates, 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

JGM Associates, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does JGM Associates, Inc. focus on?

JGM Associates, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 4 patents, ranking #547 of 1,354 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: 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; Optica).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, JGM ranks #47,937 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 4 technology areas.

#47,937
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 33%
by Innovation Score (41.6/100): 25.4
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47937 · US Corporation #47,937 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,937/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Jenscare Scientific
CPC-NARROW G02F · 4 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 25.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Jenscare Scientific Co., 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 JGM’s 41.6 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 6.2 pts (15%) Velocity 13.3 pts (32%) Breadth 7.1 pts (17%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
JGM Associates · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows JGM's Innovation Score is 41.6/100 (top 33% 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 JGM?

Each dot is one of JGM’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). JGM’s own 25.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where JGM's grants concentrate

JGM Associates, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under 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; Optica). By volume, JGM sits between Jenscare Scientific Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Burgeree NEW Technology Materials Co., Ltd..

JGM's three-year grant acceleration

JGM Associates, Inc. shows 2 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 JGM holds 5 patents at rank #47,925, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near JGM

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,925 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02F (Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light…)

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

JGM's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 33% higher than 67% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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JGM Associates, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2022	1	20.0%
2023	1	20.0%

Which technologies does JGM Associates, Inc. patent most?

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 4

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 2

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 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

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

JGM Associates, Inc.'s lead technology class is 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; Optica), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02F
Ranked #47,937 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare JGM Associates, Inc. against Jenscare Scientific Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.6/100 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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