USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

OPEX Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 76 granted patents across 17 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B65G (TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.6

Avg claims per patent

+491%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

OPEX holds 76 US patents across 17 technology areas, rank #4,637 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,637
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.2/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: +491%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

OPEX Corporation has been granted 76 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing OPEX Corporation at rank #4,637 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 17 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in B65G (TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS). As a US Corporation, OPEX Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, OPEX sits between Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. (76 patents, rank #4,633) and Samson Aktiengesellschaft (76 patents, rank #4,641) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.2/100 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 65 grants, compared with 11 in the 2015–2019 window, a +491% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. OPEX Corporation's 18.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 17 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark OPEX Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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76
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76
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76
OPEX ◀

76

What this shows OPEX holds 76 patents at rank #4,637, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near OPEX

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,637 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices)

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

OPEX's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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OPEX Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	2.6%
2016	1	1.3%
2017	3	3.9%
2018	3	3.9%
2019	2	2.6%
2020	12	15.8%
2021	5	6.6%
2022	11	14.5%
2023	14	18.4%
2024	19	25.0%
2025	4	5.3%

Which technologies does OPEX Corporation patent most?

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 54

B07C - POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING 34

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 14

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 13

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 13

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 13

B61B - RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 10

B61C - LOCOMOTIVES; MOTOR RAILCARS 10

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 10

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 9

B43M - BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 3

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS 2

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 1

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 1

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,637

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.2 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 OPEX Corporation hold?

OPEX Corporation holds 76 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is OPEX Corporation's Innovation Score?

OPEX Corporation has an Innovation Score of 56.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does OPEX Corporation focus on?

OPEX Corporation's top technology area is B65G (TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS) with 54 patents. The company has filed patents in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is OPEX Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

OPEX Corporation's recent filing velocity is +491% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for OPEX Corporation's patents?

OPEX Corporation's patents average 18.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the OPEX Corporation 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

OPEX's 76 grants land it in the top 6% 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 - OPEX ranks #4,637 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B65G - see who else leads that technology area. B65G 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.