Where does Photonic Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Photonic Systems, Inc. ranks #11,391 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 Photonic Systems, Inc. hold?

Photonic Systems, Inc. holds 27 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Photonic Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Photonic Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 42.9 out of 100 (top 30% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Photonic Systems, Inc. focus on?

Photonic Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is H04B (Transmission) with 18 patents, ranking #507 of 3,909 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Photonic Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Photonic Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Photonic Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Photonic Systems, Inc.'s patents average 25.4 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 Photonic Systems, 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

Photonic Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 27 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: H04B (Transmission).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Photonic ranks #11,391 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 27 patents across 12 technology areas.

#11,391
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 30%
by Innovation Score (42.9/100): 25.4
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11391 · US Corporation #11,391 · 27 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 27 grants
UPPER-Q #11,391/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Panaya
CPC-FOCUS H04B · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 25.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Panaya 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 Photonic’s 42.9 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 11.5 pts (27%) Velocity 4.1 pts (10%) Breadth 12.2 pts (29%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Apixio · near

43
ConforMIS · near

43
Controls · near

43
Noxell · near

43
Photonic Systems · this assignee

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Photonic's Innovation Score is 42.9/100 (top 30% 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 Photonic?

Each dot is one of Photonic’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). Photonic’s own 25.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Photonic's grants concentrate

Photonic Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Photonic sits between Patlite Corporation and Parasol Medical, LLC.

Photonic's three-year grant acceleration

Photonic Systems, Inc. shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 13 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.

Patlite

27
Pebble Technology

27
Pegasus Solar

27
Peri

27
PLY GEM Industries

27
Poet

27
Panaya

27
Parasol Medical

27
Photonic Systems ◀

27

What this shows Photonic holds 27 patents at rank #11,385, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Photonic

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,385 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Photonic, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04B (Transmission), Photonic ranks #507 of 3,909 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

Electronic Controls Inc. 43 Apixio, LLC 43 Noxell Corporation 43 ConforMIS, Inc. 43

Photonic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 30% higher than 70% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Photonic Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	3.7%
2017	1	3.7%
2018	4	14.8%
2019	3	11.1%
2020	6	22.2%
2021	4	14.8%
2022	2	7.4%
2023	4	14.8%
2024	2	7.4%

Which technologies does Photonic Systems, Inc. patent most?

H04B - Transmission 18

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 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 5

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 4

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 4

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 3

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 2

H04J - Multiplex Communication 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 2

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 1

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Photonic Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Photonic Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
Ranked #11,391 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Photonic Systems, Inc. against Patlite Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.9/100 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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