Where does Photono OY rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Photono OY ranks #42,335 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 Photono OY hold?

Photono OY holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Photono OY's Innovation Score?

Photono OY has an Innovation Score of 42.3 out of 100 (top 31% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Photono OY focus on?

Photono OY's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 6 patents, ranking #2,680 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Photono OY's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Photono OY's recent grant velocity is +400% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Photono OY's patents?

Photono OY's patents average 14.2 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 Photono OY 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

Photono OY

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Photono ranks #42,335 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.

#42,335
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 31%
by Innovation Score (42.3/100): 14.2
avg claims per patent: +400%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R42335 · Foreign Corporation #42,335 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #42,335/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Phenix Systems
CPC-NARROW A61B · 4 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +400% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Phenix Systems (±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 Photono’s 42.3 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 6.7 pts (16%) Velocity 20.0 pts (47%) Breadth 7.1 pts (17%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Photono OY · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Photono's Innovation Score is 42.3/100 (top 31% 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 Photono?

Each dot is one of Photono’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). Photono’s own 14.2 claims/patent is at or below the 16.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Photono's grants concentrate

Photono OY is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Photono sits between Phenix Systems and Piet Scheurs Holding B.V..

Photono's three-year grant acceleration

Photono OY shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Phenix Systems

6
Phoenix Neutron I…

6
Phonoflow Medical

6
Photonic Sensors…

6
PHY Wireless

6
PI R&D

6
Picometrix

6
Piet Scheurs Hold…

6
Photono OY ◀

6

What this shows Photono holds 6 patents at rank #42,240, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Photono

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,240 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Photono's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 31% higher than 69% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Photono OY patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2020	1	16.7%
2022	2	33.3%
2023	1	16.7%
2024	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Photono OY patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 6

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

G01H - Measurement OF Mechanical Vibrations OR Ultrasonic, Sonic OR Infrasonic Waves 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

Top 4 of 4 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

Photono OY's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Photono OY's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #42,335 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Photono OY against Phenix Systems, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.3/100 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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