Where does Opalux Incorporated rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Opalux Incorporated ranks #32,746 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 Opalux Incorporated hold?

Opalux Incorporated holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Opalux Incorporated's Innovation Score?

Opalux Incorporated has an Innovation Score of 37.6 out of 100 (top 43% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Opalux Incorporated's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Opalux Incorporated'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 Opalux Incorporated's patents?

Opalux Incorporated's patents average 27.0 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 Opalux Incorporated 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

Opalux Incorporated

Q: What technology areas does Opalux Incorporated focus on?

Opalux Incorporated's top technology area is B82Y (Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures) with 4 patents. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: B82Y (Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Opalux ranks #32,746 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 18 technology areas.

#32,746
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 43%
by Innovation Score (37.6/100): 27.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R32746 · Foreign Corporation #32,746 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #32,746/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Olaplex
CPC-FOCUS B82Y · 18 areas
INNOV-THIN 37.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 27.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Olaplex, 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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Opalux Incorporated · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Opalux's Innovation Score is 37.6/100 (top 43% 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.

Where Opalux's grants concentrate

Opalux Incorporated is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under B82Y (Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Opalux sits between Olaplex, Inc. and Opgal Optronic Industries Ltd..

Olaplex

8
Omco Solar

8
Omny

8
OP Bio Factory

8
Openlane

8
Operation Technol…

8
Operations Techno…

8
Opgal Optronic In…

8
Opalux Incorporat… ◀

8

What this shows Opalux holds 8 patents at rank #32,712, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Opalux

By rank, the assignees closest to #32,712 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B82Y (Specific Uses OR Applications OF Nanostructures)

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

Opalux's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 43% higher than 57% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Opalux Incorporated patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	37.5%
2016	2	25.0%
2017	2	25.0%
2018	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Opalux Incorporated patent most?

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 4

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

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 3

B41M - Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing, 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; Selective Printing Mechanisms, i.e. Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From A FORME; Correction OF Typographical Errors 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

B42D - BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Movable-strip Writing OR Reading Apparatus 1

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

Top 15 of 18 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#32,746

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

37.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Opalux Incorporated's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Opalux Incorporated's lead technology class is B82Y (Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B82Y
Ranked #32,746 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Opalux Incorporated against Olaplex, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 37.6/100 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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