Where does LC Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), LC Technologies, Inc. ranks #29,262 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 LC Technologies, Inc. hold?

LC Technologies, Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is LC Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

LC Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.0 out of 100 (19th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does LC Technologies, Inc. focus on?

LC Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding) with 7 patents. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is LC Technologies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

LC Technologies, Inc.'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 LC Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

LC Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 11.4 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 LC Technologies, 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

LC Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, LC ranks #29,262 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 10 technology areas.

#29,262
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.0/100): 11.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R29262 · US Corporation #29,262 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #29,262/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Langenstein & Schemann
CPC-FOCUS G06V · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.0/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Langenstein & Schemann GMBH (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
LC · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows LC's Innovation Score is 26.0/100 (19th 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.

Where LC's grants concentrate

LC Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, LC sits between Langenstein & Schemann GMBH and LED Smart Inc..

Langenstein & Sch…

9
Lanzhou Institute…

9
Laporte Holding

9
Laserssel

9
LCY Chemical

9
LDJ Manufacturing

9
Learjet

9
LED Smart

9
LC ◀

9

What this shows LC holds 9 patents at rank #29,237, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near LC

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,237 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding)

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

LC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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LC Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	11.1%
2016	3	33.3%
2017	4	44.4%
2018	1	11.1%

Which technologies does LC Technologies, Inc. patent most?

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 7

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 6

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 6

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 5

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 4

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 4

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 4

G16Z - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#29,262

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

26.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

LC Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

LC Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06V (Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06V
Ranked #29,262 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare LC Technologies, Inc. against Langenstein & Schemann GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.0/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.