Linx Printing Technologies Limited
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Linx ranks #24,714 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 5 technology areas.
- #24,714
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 21st percentile
- by Innovation Score (26.6/100)
- 14.6
- avg claims per patent
- +200%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R24714 · Foreign Corporation #24,714 · 11 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
- MID-PACK #24,714/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Lightning Source
- CPC-NARROW B41J · 5 areas
- INNOV-THIN 26.6/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 14.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +200% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Lightning Source LLC (±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 Linx’s 26.6 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Linx
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Linx Printing · this assignee 27
Linx Printing · this assignee
27 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Linx's Innovation Score is 26.6/100 (21st 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 Linx?
Each dot is one of Linx’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). Linx’s own 14.6 claims/patent is at or below the 16.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Linx's grants concentrate
Linx Printing Technologies Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 90.9% of grants classified under B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Linx sits between Lightning Source LLC and Lufkin Industries, LLC.
Linx's three-year grant acceleration
Linx Printing Technologies Limited shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.
Who files at Linx's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Lightning Source
Lightning Source LLC
11 patents
- Liikennevirta Oy…
Liikennevirta Oy / Virta Ltd
11 patents
- Line Work Bucket…
Line Work Bucket Products, LLC
11 patents
- Linq3
Linq3 Technologies LLC
11 patents
- Liqwd
Liqwd, Inc.
11 patents
- Lofelt
Lofelt GmbH
11 patents
- Lubby Holdings
Lubby Holdings, LLC
11 patents
- Lufkin Industries
Lufkin Industries, LLC
11 patents
- Linx Printing ◀
Linx Printing Technologies Limited
11 patents
What this shows Linx holds 11 patents at rank #24,714, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Linx
By rank, the assignees closest to #24,714 in granted patent volume.
- Lightning Source LLC #24,710 · 11 patents
- Liikennevirta Oy / Virta Ltd #24,711 · 11 patents
- Line Work Bucket Products, LLC #24,712 · 11 patents
- Linq3 Technologies LLC #24,713 · 11 patents
- Liqwd, Inc. #24,715 · 11 patents
- Lofelt GmbH #24,716 · 11 patents
- Lubby Holdings, LLC #24,717 · 11 patents
- Lufkin Industries, LLC #24,718 · 11 patents
Leaders in B41J (Typewriters)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Linx's primary technology class.
- Seiko Epson Corporation 5,146 in class
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha 3,133 in class
- Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 2,693 in class
- Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P. 2,289 in class
- Ricoh Company, Ltd. 1,612 in class
- Xerox Corporation 781 in class
- Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha 615 in class
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. 553 in class
Linx's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
27 21st percentile higher than 21% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 18.2% |
| 2020 | 4 | 36.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 27.3% |
Which technologies does Linx Printing Technologies Limited patent most?
Top 5 of 5 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Linx Printing Technologies Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Linx Printing Technologies Limited's lead technology class is B41J (TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors), 90.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B41J
- Ranked #24,714 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Linx Printing Technologies Limited against Lightning Source LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 26.6/100 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.
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