NightLight Systems LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Nightlight ranks #29,599 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 4 technology areas.
- #29,599
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 27th percentile
- by Innovation Score (28.4/100)
- 22.2
- avg claims per patent
- +100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R29599 · US Corporation #29,599 · 9 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
- MID-PACK #29,599/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH NewSight Reality
- CPC-NARROW H04L · 4 areas
- INNOV-THIN 28.4/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 22.2 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-SURGE +100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: NewSight Reality, 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 Nightlight’s 28.4 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 Nightlight
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- NightLight Systems · this assignee 28
NightLight Systems · this assignee
28 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Nightlight's Innovation Score is 28.4/100 (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 Nightlight?
Each dot is one of Nightlight’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). Nightlight’s own 22.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 19.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Nightlight's grants concentrate
NightLight Systems LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2021. By volume, Nightlight sits between NewSight Reality, Inc. and Ningbo Abax-Sensing Electronic Technology Co., Ltd..
Who files at NightLight's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Newsight Reality
NewSight Reality, Inc.
9 patents
- Nexstim Oyj
Nexstim Oyj
9 patents
- Next Issue Media
Next Issue Media
9 patents
- Nfinium Vascular
Nfinium Vascular Technologies, LLC
9 patents
- Nikola Motor
Nikola Motor Company, LLC
9 patents
- Nimbus Group
Nimbus Group GmbH
9 patents
- Nimbus Saturn
Nimbus Saturn, Inc.
9 patents
- Ningbo Abax-sensi…
Ningbo Abax-Sensing Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- Nightlight Systems ◀
NightLight Systems LLC
9 patents
What this shows NightLight holds 9 patents at rank #29,605, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near NightLight
By rank, the assignees closest to #29,605 in granted patent volume.
- NewSight Reality, Inc. #29,601 · 9 patents
- Nexstim Oyj #29,602 · 9 patents
- Next Issue Media #29,603 · 9 patents
- Nfinium Vascular Technologies, LLC #29,604 · 9 patents
- Nikola Motor Company, LLC #29,606 · 9 patents
- Nimbus Group GmbH #29,607 · 9 patents
- Nimbus Saturn, Inc. #29,608 · 9 patents
- Ningbo Abax-Sensing Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. #29,609 · 9 patents
Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in NightLight's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 15,969 in class
- Qualcomm Incorporated 13,594 in class
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 11,697 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 10,543 in class
- LG Electronics Inc. 9,062 in class
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) 8,543 in class
- Cisco Technology, Inc. 7,502 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 7,301 in class
Nightlight'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
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2020 | 4 | 44.4% |
| 2021 | 2 | 22.2% |
Which technologies does NightLight Systems LLC patent most?
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
NightLight Systems LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- NightLight Systems LLC's lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
- Ranked #29,599 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare NightLight Systems LLC against NewSight Reality, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 28.4/100 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.
Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.