Where does Lightform, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Lightform, Inc. ranks #41,428 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 Lightform, Inc. hold?

Lightform, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2019 and 2022, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Lightform, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Lightform, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.7 out of 100 (49th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Lightform, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +400% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Lightform, Inc.'s patents?

Lightform, Inc.'s patents average 20.0 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 Lightform, 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

Lightform, Inc.

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

Lightform, Inc.'s top technology area is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours) with 4 patents, ranking #385 of 2,030 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2022. 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: G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lightform ranks #41,428 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.

#41,428
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 49th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.7/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent: +400%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41428 · US Corporation #41,428 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,428/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH LifeCuff
CPC-NARROW G01B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +400% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: LifeCuff Technologies Inc. (±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 Lightform’s 34.7 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 6.7 pts (19%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 9.4 pts (27%) Claim depth 12.0 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Lightform · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Lightform's Innovation Score is 34.7/100 (49th 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 Lightform?

Each dot is one of Lightform’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). Lightform’s own 20.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Lightform's grants concentrate

Lightform, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Lightform sits between LifeCuff Technologies Inc. and LinX Computational Imaging Ltd..

Lightform's three-year grant acceleration

Lightform, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Lifecuff

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Lifesaving Systems

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Lifetime Industri…

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Lifewave Biomedic…

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Lighthouse

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Lightspeed Commer…

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Lightspeed Design

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6
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What this shows Lightform holds 6 patents at rank #41,447, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Lightform

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,447 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01B (Measuring Length)

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

Lightform's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 49th percentile higher than 49% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2019–2022

Grants by year

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

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Lightform, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2019	1	16.7%
2020	2	33.3%
2022	3	50.0%

Which technologies does Lightform, Inc. patent most?

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 4

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 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 1

Top 7 of 7 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

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

Lightform, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01B
Ranked #41,428 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Lightform, Inc. against LifeCuff Technologies Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.7/100 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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