Where does Leybold Optics GmbH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Leybold Optics GmbH ranks #29,285 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 Leybold Optics GmbH hold?

Leybold Optics GmbH holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Leybold Optics GmbH's Innovation Score?

Leybold Optics GmbH has an Innovation Score of 29.4 out of 100 (31st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Leybold Optics GmbH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Leybold Optics GmbH's recent grant velocity is -87% 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 Leybold Optics GmbH's patents?

Leybold Optics GmbH's patents average 16.2 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 Leybold Optics GmbH 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

Leybold Optics GmbH

Q: What technology areas does Leybold Optics GmbH focus on?

Leybold Optics GmbH's top technology area is C23C (Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General) with 8 patents, ranking #308 of 1,658 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: C23C (Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evap).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Leybold ranks #29,285 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 11 technology areas.

#29,285
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.4/100): 16.2
avg claims per patent: -87%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R29285 · Foreign Corporation #29,285 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #29,285/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Lenze Swiss
CPC-FOCUS C23C · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -87% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Lenze Swiss AG (±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 Leybold’s 29.4 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 8.0 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 9.7 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Leybold Optics · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Leybold's Innovation Score is 29.4/100 (31st 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Leybold?

Each dot is one of Leybold’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). Leybold’s own 16.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Leybold's grants concentrate

Leybold Optics GmbH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 88.9% of grants classified under C23C (Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evap). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Leybold sits between Lenze Swiss AG and LiftWerx Holdings Inc..

Lenze Swiss

9
Leonardo S r l

9
Leverage Informat…

9
Lexington Interna…

9
Life365

9
Lifeq Global

9
Lifestyle Products

9
Liftwerx Holdings

9
Leybold Optics ◀

9

What this shows Leybold holds 9 patents at rank #29,291, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Leybold

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,291 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C23C (Coating Metallic Material)

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

Leybold's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Leybold Optics GmbH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	22.2%
2016	1	11.1%
2017	2	22.2%
2018	2	22.2%
2019	1	11.1%
2020	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Leybold Optics GmbH patent most?

C23C - Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evaporation, BY Sputtering, BY ION Implantation OR BY Chemical Vapour Deposition, IN General 8

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 3

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 1

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 1

B05C - Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 1

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Leybold Optics GmbH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Leybold Optics GmbH's lead technology class is C23C (Coating Metallic MATERIAL; Coating Material With Metallic MATERIAL; Surface Treatment OF Metallic Material BY Diffusion Into THE Surface, BY Chemical Conversion OR SUBSTITUTION; Coating BY Vacuum Evap), 88.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C23C
Ranked #29,285 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Leybold Optics GmbH against Lenze Swiss AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.4/100 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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