Pico & Tera Co., Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Pico ranks #20,238 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #20,238
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 30th percentile
- by Innovation Score (29.3/100)
- 5.5
- avg claims per patent
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R20238 · Foreign Corporation #20,238 · 14 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
- GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
- MID-PACK #20,238/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Pfannenberg
- CPC-NARROW H01L · 2 areas
- INNOV-THIN 29.3/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 5.5 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Pfannenberg GMBH (±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 Pico’s 29.3 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Pico
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Pico & Tera · this assignee 29
Pico & Tera · this assignee
29 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Pico's Innovation Score is 29.3/100 (30th percentile 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 Pico?
Each dot is one of Pico’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). Pico’s own 5.5 claims/patent is at or below the 8.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Pico's grants concentrate
Pico & Tera Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Pico sits between Pfannenberg GMBH and Poltrona Frau S.P.A..
Pico's three-year grant acceleration
Pico & Tera Co., Ltd. shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.
Who files at Pico's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Pfannenberg
Pfannenberg GMBH
14 patents
- Phadia AB
Phadia AB
14 patents
- Pharmathen
Pharmathen S.A.
14 patents
- Photonic (Shangha…
Photonic Technologies (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.
14 patents
- Pierpoint
Pierpoint, Inc.
14 patents
- Piusi S P A
Piusi S.P.A.
14 patents
- Plexxi
Plexxi Inc.
14 patents
- Poltrona Frau S P…
Poltrona Frau S.P.A.
14 patents
- Pico & Tera ◀
Pico & Tera Co., Ltd.
14 patents
What this shows Pico holds 14 patents at rank #20,229, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Pico
By rank, the assignees closest to #20,229 in granted patent volume.
- Pfannenberg GMBH #20,225 · 14 patents
- Phadia AB #20,226 · 14 patents
- Pharmathen S.A. #20,227 · 14 patents
- Photonic Technologies (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. #20,228 · 14 patents
- Pierpoint, Inc. #20,230 · 14 patents
- Piusi S.P.A. #20,231 · 14 patents
- Plexxi Inc. #20,232 · 14 patents
- Poltrona Frau S.P.A. #20,233 · 14 patents
Leaders in H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Pico's primary technology class.
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 19,657 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 10,662 in class
- International Business Machines Corporation 7,298 in class
- Applied Materials, Inc. 4,095 in class
- Intel Corporation 4,089 in class
- Tokyo Electron Limited 3,737 in class
- Micron Technology, Inc. 3,107 in class
- GlobalFoundries Inc. 2,756 in class
Pico's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
29 30th percentile higher than 30% of 49,997 US assignees
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2025partial year | 3 | 21.4% |
Which technologies does Pico & Tera Co., Ltd. patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Pico & Tera Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Pico & Tera Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01L
- Ranked #20,238 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Pico & Tera Co., Ltd. against Pfannenberg GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 29.3/100 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.
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.