Where does PLS Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), PLS Technologies, Inc. ranks #49,655 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 PLS Technologies, Inc. hold?

PLS Technologies, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is PLS Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

PLS Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 21.3 out of 100 (8th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

PLS Technologies, 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 PLS Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

PLS Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 10.8 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 PLS Technologies, 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

PLS Technologies, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does PLS Technologies, Inc. focus on?

PLS Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines) with 5 patents. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, PLS ranks #49,655 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 6 technology areas.

#49,655
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 8th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.3/100): 10.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R49655 · US Corporation #49,655 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #49,655/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Planisware SAS
CPC-NARROW H02G · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.3/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Planisware SAS (±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
PLS · this assignee

21
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows PLS's Innovation Score is 21.3/100 (8th 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.

Where PLS's grants concentrate

PLS Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, PLS sits between Planisware SAS and Plusprings Machinery Co., Ltd.

Planisware SAS

5
Plant Planet Inte…

5
Plastex

5
Plastpack Defence…

5
Plum Products Hol…

5
Plus Craft Indust…

5
Plus-plus A/S

5
Plusprings Machin…

5
PLS ◀

5

What this shows PLS holds 5 patents at rank #49,542, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near PLS

By rank, the assignees closest to #49,542 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines)

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

PLS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

21 8th percentile higher than 8% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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PLS Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	2	40.0%
2017	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%

Which technologies does PLS Technologies, Inc. patent most?

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 5

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 5

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures 4

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 2

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

Top 6 of 6 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#49,655

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

21.3 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

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

PLS Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is H02G (Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H02G
Ranked #49,655 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
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Innovation Score of 21.3/100 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

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.