USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Osterhout Group, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 114 granted patents across 22 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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114

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

9.6

Avg claims per patent

-100%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Osterhout holds 114 US patents across 22 technology areas, rank #3,288 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,288
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 40%
by Innovation Score (38.7/100): 9.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Osterhout Group, Inc. has been granted 114 US utility patents between 2015 and 2019, placing Osterhout Group, Inc. at rank #3,288 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 22 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS). As a US Corporation, Osterhout Group, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Osterhout sits between Kymeta Corporation (114 patents, rank #3,284) and UTAH State University (114 patents, rank #3,292) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 38.7/100 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 114 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. Osterhout Group, Inc.'s 9.6 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 22 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Osterhout Group, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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114
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114
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114
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114
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114
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114
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114
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114
Osterhout Group ◀

114

What this shows Osterhout holds 114 patents at rank #3,288, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Osterhout

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,288 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Osterhout's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 40% higher than 60% 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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Osterhout Group, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	3.5%
2016	26	22.8%
2017	49	43.0%
2018	30	26.3%
2019	5	4.4%

Which technologies does Osterhout Group, Inc. patent most?

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 104

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 83

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 50

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 36

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 30

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 23

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 13

G02C - SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES 11

G10L - SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 5

H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 5

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 5

F21V - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

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 4

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 3

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 3

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,288

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

38.7 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 Osterhout Group, Inc. hold?

Osterhout Group, Inc. holds 114 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2019, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Osterhout Group, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Osterhout Group, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Osterhout Group, Inc. focus on?

Osterhout Group, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS) with 104 patents. The company has filed patents in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Osterhout Group, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Osterhout Group, 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 Osterhout Group, Inc.'s patents?

Osterhout Group, Inc.'s patents average 9.6 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Osterhout Group, 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

Osterhout's 114 grants land it in the top 40% 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 - Osterhout ranks #3,288 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.