Where does Pixtronix, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Pixtronix, Inc. ranks #4,350 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 Pixtronix, Inc. hold?

Pixtronix, Inc. holds 82 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Pixtronix, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Pixtronix, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 44.8 out of 100 (top 25% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Pixtronix, Inc. focus on?

Pixtronix, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 55 patents, ranking #282 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

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

Pixtronix, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Pixtronix, Inc.'s patents average 21.7 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 Pixtronix, 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

Pixtronix, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 82 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Pixtronix ranks #4,350 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 82 patents across 22 technology areas.

#4,350
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.8/100): 21.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4350 · US Corporation #4,350 · 82 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 82 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,350/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Nova Measuring…
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 22 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Nova Measuring Instruments Inc. (±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 Pixtronix’s 44.8 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 15.3 pts (34%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 16.6 pts (37%) Claim depth 13.0 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Kornit Digital · near

45
Oberthur · near

45
Pixtronix · this assignee

45
S D Sight Diagnostics · near

45
Saint-gobain… · near

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Pixtronix's Innovation Score is 44.8/100 (top 25% 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 Pixtronix?

Each dot is one of Pixtronix’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). Pixtronix’s own 21.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Pixtronix's grants concentrate

Pixtronix, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 67.1% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (55 grants) versus a trough of 27 in 2016. By volume, Pixtronix sits between Nova Measuring Instruments Inc. and Reckitt Benckiser LLC.

Nova Measuring In…

82
Oberthur

82
Ortho-clinical Di…

82
OUR United

82
Purina Animal Nut…

82
Qualtrics

82
Reliaquest Holdin…

82
Reckitt Benckiser

82
Pixtronix ◀

82

What this shows Pixtronix holds 82 patents at rank #4,348, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Pixtronix

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,348 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Pixtronix, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G02B (Optical Elements), Pixtronix ranks #282 of 4,891 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).

Oberthur Technologies 45 Kornit Digital Ltd. 45 S.D. Sight Diagnostics Ltd. 45 Saint-gobain Performance Plastics France 45

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (21.7 here).

Irdeto B.V. 21.7 avg Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. 21.7 avg DMF, Inc. 21.7 avg Thermo Fisher Scientific (BREMEN) GMBH 21.7 avg

Pixtronix's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 25% higher than 75% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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Pixtronix, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	55	67.1%
2016	27	32.9%

Which technologies does Pixtronix, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 55

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 53

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 21

B81C - Processes OR Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OR Treatment OF Microstructural Devices OR Systems 13

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 7

H03K - Pulse Technique 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 5

H02N - Electric Machines NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 3

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 2

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 2

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

Top 15 of 22 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

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

Pixtronix, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 67.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #4,350 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Pixtronix, Inc. against Nova Measuring Instruments Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.8/100 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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