Where does Oclaro Japan, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Oclaro Japan, Inc. ranks #5,029 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 Oclaro Japan, Inc. hold?

Oclaro Japan, Inc. holds 69 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Oclaro Japan, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Oclaro Japan, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.6 out of 100 (48th 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 Oclaro Japan, Inc. focus on?

Oclaro Japan, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 40 patents, ranking #377 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is Oclaro Japan, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Oclaro Japan, 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 Oclaro Japan, Inc.'s patents?

Oclaro Japan, Inc.'s patents average 10.5 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 Oclaro Japan, 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 Foreign Corporation

Oclaro Japan, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 69 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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, Oclaro ranks #5,029 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 69 patents across 15 technology areas.

#5,029
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 48th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.6/100): 10.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5029 · Foreign Corporation #5,029 · 69 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 69 grants
UPPER-Q #5,029/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Mallinckrodt
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.5 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Mallinckrodt 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 Oclaro’s 34.6 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 14.7 pts (42%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.7 pts (39%) Claim depth 6.3 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Comenity · near

35
Landscape Forms · near

35
LBP Manufacturing · near

35
Oclaro Japan · this assignee

35
Seton Hall University · near

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Oclaro's Innovation Score is 34.6/100 (48th 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 Oclaro?

Each dot is one of Oclaro’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). Oclaro’s own 10.5 claims/patent is at or below the 13.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Oclaro's grants concentrate

Oclaro Japan, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 58% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (20 grants) versus a trough of 7 in 2016. By volume, Oclaro sits between Mallinckrodt LLC and Rebellions Inc..

Mallinckrodt

69
Mbda France

69
National Universi…

69
Netspeed Systems

69
Oura Health Oy

69
PAX Labs

69
Rfmicron

69
Rebellions

69
Oclaro Japan ◀

69

What this shows Oclaro holds 69 patents at rank #5,029, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Oclaro

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,029 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Oclaro, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G02B (Optical Elements), Oclaro ranks #377 of 4,891 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (35 here).

Landscape Forms, Inc. 35 Comenity LLC 35 LBP Manufacturing LLC 35 Seton Hall University 35

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (10.5 here).

Kellogg Company 10.5 avg S. C. Johnson & SON, Inc. 10.5 avg Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd. 10.5 avg Xyzprinting, Inc. 10.5 avg

Oclaro's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 48th percentile higher than 48% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Oclaro Japan, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	12	17.4%
2016	7	10.1%
2017	14	20.3%
2018	16	23.2%
2019	20	29.0%

Which technologies does Oclaro Japan, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 40

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 28

H04B - Transmission 13

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 12

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 10

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 8

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 5

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 4

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 3

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 3

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 3

H03F - Amplifiers 2

H04Q - Selecting 1

H10H - Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Potential Barriers 1

H04J - Multiplex Communication 1

Top 15 of 15 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

Oclaro Japan, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Oclaro Japan, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 58% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #5,029 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Oclaro Japan, Inc. against Mallinckrodt LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.6/100 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.

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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