Where does Lifetouch Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Lifetouch Inc. ranks #18,843 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 Lifetouch Inc. hold?

Lifetouch Inc. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Lifetouch Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Lifetouch Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.0 out of 100 (40th 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 Lifetouch Inc. focus on?

Lifetouch Inc.'s top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 9 patents, ranking #1,385 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Lifetouch Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Lifetouch Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -93% 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 Lifetouch Inc.'s patents?

Lifetouch Inc.'s patents average 18.7 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 Lifetouch 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

Lifetouch Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 10 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lifetouch ranks #18,843 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 10 technology areas.

#18,843
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 40th percentile
by Innovation Score (32.0/100): 18.7
avg claims per patent: -93%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18843 · US Corporation #18,843 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,843/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Laser Aiming Systems
CPC-FOCUS H04N · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -93% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Laser Aiming Systems Corporation (±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 Lifetouch’s 32.0 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 9.6 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (35%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dystar Colours… · near

32
Gloriole Electroptic… · near

32
Intralot —Integrated… · near

32
Kingpak Technology · near

32
Lifetouch · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Lifetouch's Innovation Score is 32.0/100 (40th 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 Lifetouch?

Each dot is one of Lifetouch’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). Lifetouch’s own 18.7 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.

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

Where Lifetouch's grants concentrate

Lifetouch Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Lifetouch sits between Laser Aiming Systems Corporation and Lineweight LLC.

Laser Aiming Syst…

15
Leapyear

15
Lechler

15
Leibniz-institut…

15
Lilitab

15
Linden Research

15
Lindsey Adelman S…

15
Lineweight

15
Lifetouch ◀

15

What this shows Lifetouch holds 15 patents at rank #18,852, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Lifetouch

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,852 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Lifetouch, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04N (Pictorial Communication), Lifetouch ranks #1,385 of 5,951 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (32 here).

Dystar Colours Distribution GMBH 32 Kingpak Technology Inc. 32 Intralot S.A.—Integrated Lottery Systems and Services 32 Gloriole Electroptic Technology Corp. 32

Lifetouch's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 40th percentile higher than 40% 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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Lifetouch Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	13.3%
2016	2	13.3%
2017	1	6.7%
2018	3	20.0%
2019	6	40.0%
2020	1	6.7%

Which technologies does Lifetouch Inc. patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 9

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 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 4

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 10 of 10 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Lifetouch Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Lifetouch Inc.'s lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #18,843 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Lifetouch Inc. against Laser Aiming Systems Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.0/100 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

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