Where does PAX Labs, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), PAX Labs, Inc. ranks #5,031 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 PAX Labs, Inc. hold?

PAX Labs, Inc. holds 69 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 27 technology areas.

What is PAX Labs, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

PAX Labs, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 44.1 out of 100 (top 26% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does PAX Labs, Inc. focus on?

PAX Labs, Inc.'s top technology area is A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices) with 27 patents. Grants appear in 27 CPC subclasses total.

Is PAX Labs, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

PAX Labs, Inc.'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 PAX Labs, Inc.'s patents?

PAX Labs, Inc.'s patents average 8.9 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 PAX Labs, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

PAX Labs, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 69 granted patents across 27 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: A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, PAX ranks #5,031 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 69 patents across 27 technology areas.

#5,031
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.1/100): 8.9
avg claims per patent: +133%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5031 · US Corporation #5,031 · 69 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 69 grants
UPPER-Q #5,031/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH National University…
CPC-FOCUS A24F · 27 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +133% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: National University Corporation Okayama University (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Aurigene Discovery · near

44
PAX Labs · this assignee

44
Remy · near

44
Siemens Logistics · near

44
Tokai Optical · near

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows PAX's Innovation Score is 44.1/100 (top 26% 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.

Where PAX's grants concentrate

PAX Labs, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 27 CPC subclasses with 39.1% of grants classified under A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (12 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, PAX sits between National University Corporation Okayama University and Shinano Kenshi Kabushiki Kaisha.

PAX's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, PAX Labs, Inc. moved from 28 to 24 grants (0.86x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

National Universi…

69
Netspeed Systems

69
Oclaro Japan

69
Oura Health Oy

69
Rfmicron

69
Rebellions

69
SEI Optifrontier

69
Shinano Kenshi

69
PAX Labs ◀

69

What this shows PAX holds 69 patents at rank #5,031, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near PAX

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,031 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24F (Smokers' Requisites)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for PAX, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (44 here).

Remy Technologies, LLC 44 Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited 44 Siemens Logistics GmbH 44 Tokai Optical Co., Ltd. 44

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (8.9 here).

Optim Corporation 8.9 avg Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 8.9 avg Andis Company 8.9 avg Hardware Resources, Inc. 8.9 avg

PAX's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% 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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PAX Labs, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	4.3%
2016	2	2.9%
2017	2	2.9%
2018	1	1.4%
2019	10	14.5%
2020	9	13.0%
2021	9	13.0%
2022	9	13.0%
2023	3	4.3%
2024	12	17.4%
2025partial year	9	13.0%

Which technologies does PAX Labs, Inc. patent most?

A24F - Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices 27

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 19

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 12

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 5

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 4

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 4

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 4

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 4

A24D - CIGARS; CIGARETTES; Tobacco Smoke FILTERS; Mouthpieces FOR Cigars OR CIGARETTES; Manufacture OF Tobacco Smoke Filters OR Mouthpieces 4

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 4

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 4

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 4

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 4

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 4

Top 15 of 27 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,031

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

44.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

PAX Labs, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

PAX Labs, Inc.'s lead technology class is A24F (Smokers' REQUISITES; Match BOXES; Simulated Smoking Devices), 39.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A24F
Ranked #5,031 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare PAX Labs, Inc. against National University Corporation Okayama University, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.1/100 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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