Where does Panavision International, L.P. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Panavision International, L.P. ranks #9,344 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 Panavision International, L.P. hold?

Panavision International, L.P. holds 34 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Panavision International, L.P.'s Innovation Score?

Panavision International, L.P. has an Innovation Score of 43.9 out of 100 (top 27% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Panavision International, L.P.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Panavision International, L.P.'s recent grant velocity is +133% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Panavision International, L.P.'s patents?

Panavision International, L.P.'s patents average 20.3 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 Panavision International, L.P. 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

Panavision International, L.P.

Q: What technology areas does Panavision International, L.P. focus on?

Panavision International, L.P.'s top technology area is G03B (Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor) with 29 patents, ranking #65 of 1,064 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 34 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G03B (Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Panavision ranks #9,344 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 34 patents across 14 technology areas.

#9,344
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 27%
by Innovation Score (43.9/100): 20.3
avg claims per patent: +133%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9344 · US Corporation #9,344 · 34 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 34 grants
UPPER-Q #9,344/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Orica International…
CPC-FOCUS G03B · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +133% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Orica International Pte Ltd (±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 Panavision’s 43.9 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 12.3 pts (28%) Velocity 6.2 pts (14%) Breadth 13.2 pts (30%) Claim depth 12.2 pts (28%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Affera · near

44
Acetylon Pharmaceuti… · near

44
American Megatrends… · near

44
Panavision Internati… · this assignee

44
Janome · near

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Panavision's Innovation Score is 43.9/100 (top 27% 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 Panavision?

Each dot is one of Panavision’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). Panavision’s own 20.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Panavision's grants concentrate

Panavision International, L.P. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 85.3% of grants classified under G03B (Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Panavision sits between Orica International Pte Ltd and PerkinElmer Health Sciences Canada, Inc..

Panavision's three-year grant acceleration

Panavision International, L.P. shows 13 grants in 2022–2024 against only 14 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Orica Internation…

34
P2 Science

34
Pixart Imaging (P…

34
Prinoth S P A

34
Parfums Christian…

34
Pellenc

34
Pentair Residenti…

34
Perkinelmer Healt…

34
Panavision Intern… ◀

34

What this shows Panavision holds 34 patents at rank #9,346, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Panavision

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,346 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G03B (Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR P…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Panavision, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G03B (Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR P…), Panavision ranks #65 of 1,064 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (44 here).

Acetylon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 44 American Megatrends International, LLC 44 Affera, Inc. 44 Janome Corporation 44

Panavision's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 27% higher than 73% of 49,997 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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Panavision International, L.P. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	2.9%
2017	1	2.9%
2018	1	2.9%
2019	6	17.6%
2020	4	11.8%
2021	4	11.8%
2022	5	14.7%
2023	4	11.8%
2024	4	11.8%
2025partial year	4	11.8%

Which technologies does Panavision International, L.P. patent most?

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 29

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 23

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 9

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 7

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 5

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 3

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 3

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 2

F16H - Gearing 2

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 2

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 2

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 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

H04B - Transmission 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Panavision International, L.P.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Panavision International, L.P.'s lead technology class is G03B (Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor), 85.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G03B
Ranked #9,344 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Panavision International, L.P. against Orica International Pte Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.9/100 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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