USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Opel Solar, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 28 granted patents across 20 technology areas, active 2015–2019. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.7

Avg claims per patent

-100%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Opel holds 28 US patents across 20 technology areas, rank #11,033 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#11,033
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (38.0/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Opel Solar, Inc. has been granted 28 US utility patents between 2015 and 2019, placing Opel Solar, Inc. at rank #11,033 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 20 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS). As a US Corporation, Opel Solar, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Opel sits between OPKO Biologics Ltd. (28 patents, rank #11,029) and Phihong Technology Co., Ltd. (28 patents, rank #11,037) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 38.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 0 grants, compared with 28 in the 2015–2019 window, a -100% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Opel Solar, Inc.'s 17.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 20 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Opel Solar, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

OPKO Biologics

28
Orexo AB

28
Orthosoft

28
Onanon

28
Open Text GXS ULC

28
PCT International

28
Permobil AB

28
Phihong Technology

28
Opel Solar ◀

28

What this shows Opel holds 28 patents at rank #11,033, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Opel

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,033 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Opel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% of 50,000 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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Opel Solar, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	17.9%
2016	7	25.0%
2017	13	46.4%
2018	2	7.1%
2019	1	3.6%

Which technologies does Opel Solar, Inc. patent most?

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 14

H10F - INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION 12

H10D - INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 11

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 11

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 8

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 6

H10H - INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS 6

H04B - TRANSMISSION 6

B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES 6

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 5

H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE 4

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 3

G11C - STATIC STORES 3

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE 2

H10B - ELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES 2

Top 15 of 20 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#11,033

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

38.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Opel Solar, Inc. hold?

Opel Solar, Inc. holds 28 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2019, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Opel Solar, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Opel Solar, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Opel Solar, Inc. focus on?

Opel Solar, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS) with 14 patents. The company has filed patents in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Opel Solar, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Opel Solar, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Opel Solar, Inc.'s patents?

Opel Solar, Inc.'s patents average 17.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Opel Solar, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Opel's 28 grants land it in the top 42% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Opel ranks #11,033 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G02B - see who else leads that technology area. G02B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.