Where does Layerwise NV rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Layerwise NV ranks #24,693 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 Layerwise NV hold?

Layerwise NV holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Layerwise NV's Innovation Score?

Layerwise NV has an Innovation Score of 50.9 out of 100 (top 12% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Layerwise NV's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Layerwise NV.

What does claim depth mean for Layerwise NV's patents?

Layerwise NV's patents average 15.2 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 Layerwise NV 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

Layerwise NV

Q: What technology areas does Layerwise NV focus on?

Layerwise NV's top technology area is B33Y (Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering) with 11 patents, ranking #161 of 1,250 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: B33Y (Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective ).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Layerwise ranks #24,693 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 14 technology areas.

#24,693
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 12%
by Innovation Score (50.9/100): 15.2
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24693 · Foreign Corporation #24,693 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,693/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Lanzhou Veterinary…
CPC-FOCUS B33Y · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 50.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy OF Agricultural Sciences (±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 Layerwise’s 50.9 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 8.6 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (39%) Breadth 13.2 pts (26%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Layerwise · this assignee

51
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Layerwise's Innovation Score is 50.9/100 (top 12% 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 Layerwise?

Each dot is one of Layerwise’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). Layerwise’s own 15.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Layerwise's grants concentrate

Layerwise NV is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B33Y (Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective ). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2020. By volume, Layerwise sits between Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy OF Agricultural Sciences and LG Nanoh2o, Inc..

Layerwise's three-year grant acceleration

Layerwise NV shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Lanzhou Veterinar…

11
Lasko Holdings

11
Latchable

11
Laurel Machinery

11
Leidos Innovation…

11
Leine & Linde AB

11
LEN Tech

11
LG Nanoh2o

11
Layerwise ◀

11

What this shows Layerwise holds 11 patents at rank #24,679, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Layerwise

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,679 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B33Y (Additive Manufacturing)

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

Layerwise's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 12% higher than 88% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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Layerwise NV patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	2	18.2%
2022	4	36.4%
2023	4	36.4%
2025partial year	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Layerwise NV patent most?

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 11

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 10

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 10

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 9

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 3

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 3

G03F - Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR; 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

D06F - Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing OR Folding Textile Articles 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Layerwise NV's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Layerwise NV's lead technology class is B33Y (Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective ), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B33Y
Ranked #24,693 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Layerwise NV against Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy OF Agricultural Sciences, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 50.9/100 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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