Where does Optoplan AS rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Optoplan AS ranks #29,692 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 Optoplan AS hold?

Optoplan AS holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Optoplan AS's Innovation Score?

Optoplan AS has an Innovation Score of 28.9 out of 100 (29th 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 Optoplan AS focus on?

Optoplan AS's top technology area is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags) with 6 patents, ranking #159 of 835 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Optoplan AS's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Optoplan AS's recent grant velocity is -87% 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 Optoplan AS's patents?

Optoplan AS's patents average 16.3 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 Optoplan AS 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

Optoplan AS

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Optoplan ranks #29,692 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 10 technology areas.

#29,692
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 29th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.9/100): 16.3
avg claims per patent: -87%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R29692 · Foreign Corporation #29,692 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #29,692/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ontech Security S L
CPC-FOCUS G01V · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -87% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ontech Security, S.L. (±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 Optoplan’s 28.9 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 8.0 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 9.8 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Optoplan AS · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Optoplan's Innovation Score is 28.9/100 (29th 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 Optoplan?

Each dot is one of Optoplan’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). Optoplan’s own 16.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Optoplan's grants concentrate

Optoplan AS is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Optoplan sits between Ontech Security, S.L. and Orkli, S.COOP..

Ontech Security S…

9
Opshub

9
Optical Integrity

9
Optinvent

9
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9
Organic Construct…

9
Oriental Yeast

9
Orkli S COOP

9
Optoplan AS ◀

9

What this shows Optoplan holds 9 patents at rank #29,648, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Optoplan

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,648 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01V (Geophysics)

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

Optoplan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 29th percentile higher than 29% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Optoplan AS patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	33.3%
2016	1	11.1%
2017	1	11.1%
2018	2	22.2%
2019	1	11.1%
2020	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Optoplan AS patent most?

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 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 2

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 2

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Optoplan AS's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Optoplan AS's lead technology class is G01V (GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01V
Ranked #29,692 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Optoplan AS against Ontech Security, S.L., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.9/100 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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