Where does Lightsail Energy, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Lightsail Energy, Inc. ranks #18,844 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 Lightsail Energy, Inc. hold?

Lightsail Energy, Inc. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 31 technology areas.

What is Lightsail Energy, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Lightsail Energy, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.9 out of 100 (top 34% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Lightsail Energy, Inc. focus on?

Lightsail Energy, Inc.'s top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 11 patents, ranking #1,181 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 31 CPC subclasses total.

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

Lightsail Energy, 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 Lightsail Energy, Inc.'s patents?

Lightsail Energy, Inc.'s patents average 19.4 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 Lightsail Energy, 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

Lightsail Energy, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 31 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lightsail ranks #18,844 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 31 technology areas.

#18,844
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 34%
by Innovation Score (40.9/100): 19.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18844 · US Corporation #18,844 · 15 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,844/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH LEE CHI Enterprises
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 31 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: LEE CHI Enterprises Co., Ltd. (±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 Lightsail’s 40.9 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 9.6 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 19.7 pts (48%) Claim depth 11.6 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Lightsail Energy · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Lightsail's Innovation Score is 40.9/100 (top 34% 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 Lightsail?

Each dot is one of Lightsail’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). Lightsail’s own 19.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Lightsail's grants concentrate

Lightsail Energy, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 31 CPC subclasses with 73.3% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (7 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2015. By volume, Lightsail sits between LEE CHI Enterprises Co., Ltd. and Loadhog Limited.

LEE CHI Enterpris…

15
Leibniz-institut…

15
LI Yang Electric…

15
Liebherr-componen…

15
Liphatech

15
Liveleaf Holdings

15
Lixel

15
Loadhog

15
Lightsail Energy ◀

15

What this shows Lightsail holds 15 patents at rank #18,834, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Lightsail

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,834 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Lightsail's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 34% higher than 66% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Lightsail Energy, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	20.0%
2016	7	46.7%
2017	5	33.3%

Which technologies does Lightsail Energy, Inc. patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 11

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 9

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 8

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 5

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 5

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

F02C - Gas-turbine PLANTS; AIR Intakes FOR Jet-propulsion PLANTS; Controlling Fuel Supply IN Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants 4

F01K - Steam Engine PLANTS; Steam ACCUMULATORS; Engine Plants NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Engines Using Special Working Fluids OR Cycles 4

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 4

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 4

F03D - Wind Motors 3

F17D - Pipe-line SYSTEMS; Pipe-lines 3

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 2

F01L - Cyclically Operating Valves FOR Machines OR Engines 2

F02G - HOT GAS OR Combustion-product Positive-displacement Engine Plants ; USE OF Waste Heat OF Combustion ENGINES; NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Top 15 of 31 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

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

Lightsail Energy, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 73.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #18,844 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Lightsail Energy, Inc. against LEE CHI Enterprises Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.9/100 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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