Where does Oplink Communications, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Oplink Communications, LLC ranks #16,259 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 Oplink Communications, LLC hold?

Oplink Communications, LLC holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Oplink Communications, LLC's Innovation Score?

Oplink Communications, LLC has an Innovation Score of 28.1 out of 100 (26th 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 Oplink Communications, LLC focus on?

Oplink Communications, LLC's top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 11 patents, ranking #1,031 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Oplink Communications, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Oplink Communications, LLC'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 Oplink Communications, LLC's patents?

Oplink Communications, LLC's patents average 10.4 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 Oplink Communications, LLC 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 US Corporation

Oplink Communications, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 11 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Oplink ranks #16,259 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 11 technology areas.

#16,259
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 26th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.1/100): 10.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16259 · US Corporation #16,259 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,259/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Obsidian Sensors
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Obsidian Sensors, 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 Oplink’s 28.1 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 10.2 pts (36%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (42%) Claim depth 6.2 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Oplink Communications · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Oplink's Innovation Score is 28.1/100 (26th 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 Oplink?

Each dot is one of Oplink’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). Oplink’s own 10.4 claims/patent is at or below the 18.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Oplink's grants concentrate

Oplink Communications, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 61.1% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (8 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Oplink sits between Obsidian Sensors, Inc. and Ovesco Endoscopy AG.

Obsidian Sensors

18
Ohkuchi Materials

18
On Time Staffing

18
Opentable

18
Optica Amuka (A A…

18
Orca Security

18
Oskar Dilo Maschi…

18
Ovesco Endoscopy

18
Oplink Communicat… ◀

18

What this shows Oplink holds 18 patents at rank #16,263, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Oplink

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,263 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Oplink's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 26th percentile higher than 26% 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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Oplink Communications, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	16.7%
2016	2	11.1%
2017	8	44.4%
2018	5	27.8%

Which technologies does Oplink Communications, LLC patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 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 7

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 6

H04B - Transmission 5

H04Q - Selecting 5

H04J - Multiplex Communication 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Oplink Communications, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Oplink Communications, LLC's lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 61.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #16,259 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Oplink Communications, LLC against Obsidian Sensors, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.1/100 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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