Where does N2 Imaging Systems, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), N2 Imaging Systems, LLC ranks #14,152 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 N2 Imaging Systems, LLC hold?

N2 Imaging Systems, LLC holds 21 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is N2 Imaging Systems, LLC's Innovation Score?

N2 Imaging Systems, LLC has an Innovation Score of 33.8 out of 100 (45th 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 N2 Imaging Systems, LLC focus on?

N2 Imaging Systems, LLC's top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 14 patents, ranking #859 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is N2 Imaging Systems, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

N2 Imaging Systems, LLC's recent grant velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for N2 Imaging Systems, LLC's patents?

N2 Imaging Systems, LLC's patents average 14.9 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 N2 Imaging Systems, LLC 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

N2 Imaging Systems, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 21 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, N2 ranks #14,152 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 21 patents across 16 technology areas.

#14,152
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 45th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.8/100): 14.9
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R14152 · US Corporation #14,152 · 21 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 21 grants
MID-PACK #14,152/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mécanique Analytique
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mécanique Analytique 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 N2’s 33.8 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 10.7 pts (32%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.1 pts (42%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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N2 Imaging Systems · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows N2's Innovation Score is 33.8/100 (45th 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 N2?

Each dot is one of N2’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). N2’s own 14.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

N2 vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where N2's grants concentrate

N2 Imaging Systems, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (8 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2015. By volume, N2 sits between Multi-Holding AG and NB Ventures, Inc..

Multi-holding

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Municipal Parking…

21
Mycovia Pharmaceu…

21
Mécanique Analyti…

21
Namlab Ggmbh

21
National Center F…

21
National Machine

21
NB Ventures

21
N2 Imaging Systems ◀

21

What this shows N2 holds 21 patents at rank #14,150, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near N2

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,150 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in N2's primary technology class.

N2's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 45th percentile higher than 45% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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N2 Imaging Systems, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	9.5%
2016	2	9.5%
2017	2	9.5%
2018	3	14.3%
2020	8	38.1%
2021	4	19.0%

Which technologies does N2 Imaging Systems, LLC patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 14

H04B - Transmission 11

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 9

F41G - Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming 6

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 3

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 3

A42B - HATS; Head Coverings 2

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 2

G10K - Sound-producing DEVICES; Methods OR Devices FOR Protecting Against, OR FOR Damping, Noise OR Other Acoustic Waves IN GENERAL; Acoustics NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 2

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 1

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 1

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

Top 15 of 16 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

N2 Imaging Systems, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

N2 Imaging Systems, LLC's lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #14,152 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare N2 Imaging Systems, LLC against Multi-Holding AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.8/100 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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