Where does NEW Optics, Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), NEW Optics, Ltd. ranks #21,506 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 NEW Optics, Ltd. hold?

NEW Optics, Ltd. holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2023, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is NEW Optics, Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

NEW Optics, Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 28.3 out of 100 (27th 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 NEW Optics, Ltd. focus on?

NEW Optics, Ltd.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 10 patents, ranking #1,088 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is NEW Optics, Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

NEW Optics, Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is -92% 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 NEW Optics, Ltd.'s patents?

NEW Optics, Ltd.'s patents average 10.8 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 NEW Optics, Ltd. 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 Foreign Government

NEW Optics, Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2023. 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, NEW ranks #21,506 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 7 technology areas.

#21,506
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 27th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.3/100): 10.8
avg claims per patent: -92%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21506 · Foreign Government #21,506 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNGOV · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,506/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ndelectric
CPC-NARROW G02B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNGOV Foreign Gov
VEL-DROP -92% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ndelectric 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 NEW’s 28.3 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 9.1 pts (32%) Velocity 3.3 pts (12%) Breadth 9.4 pts (33%) Claim depth 6.5 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
NEW Optics · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows NEW's Innovation Score is 28.3/100 (27th 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 NEW?

Each dot is one of NEW’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). NEW’s own 10.8 claims/patent is at or below the 16.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where NEW's grants concentrate

NEW Optics, Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 76.9% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, NEW sits between Ndelectric Co., Ltd. and Nidec Mobility Corporation.

NEW's three-year grant acceleration

NEW Optics, Ltd. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Ndelectric

13
Neato Robotics

13
Netmotion Wireless

13
Network Kinetix

13
Newcastle Innovat…

13
Neworld Energy

13
Nicolaas Josef Sc…

13
Nidec Mobility

13
NEW Optics ◀

13

What this shows NEW holds 13 patents at rank #21,491, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near NEW

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,491 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

NEW's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 27th percentile higher than 27% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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NEW Optics, Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	7	53.8%
2018	3	23.1%
2019	2	15.4%
2023	1	7.7%

Which technologies does NEW Optics, Ltd. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 10

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 4

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 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

NEW Optics, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

NEW Optics, Ltd.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 76.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #21,506 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare NEW Optics, Ltd. against Ndelectric Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.3/100 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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