Where does PNI Sensor rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), PNI Sensor ranks #29,797 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 PNI Sensor hold?

PNI Sensor holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is PNI Sensor's Innovation Score?

PNI Sensor has an Innovation Score of 34.0 out of 100 (46th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does PNI Sensor focus on?

PNI Sensor's top technology area is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables) with 5 patents, ranking #884 of 3,424 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is PNI Sensor's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

PNI Sensor'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 PNI Sensor's patents?

PNI Sensor's patents average 20.6 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 PNI Sensor 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

PNI Sensor

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 15 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: G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, PNI ranks #29,797 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 15 technology areas.

#29,797
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.0/100): 20.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R29797 · US Corporation #29,797 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #29,797/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Planet Labs PBC
CPC-FOCUS G01R · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Planet Labs PBC (±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 PNI’s 34.0 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 8.0 pts (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 12.3 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
PNI Sensor · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows PNI's Innovation Score is 34.0/100 (46th 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 PNI?

Each dot is one of PNI’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). PNI’s own 20.6 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.

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

Where PNI's grants concentrate

PNI Sensor is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 55.6% of grants classified under G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (4 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, PNI sits between Planet Labs PBC and Polystyvert Inc..

Planet Labs PBC

9
Plantarc BIO

9
Playfusion

9
Plumettaz Holding

9
Point Robotics (S…

9
Polar Fusion

9
Polyactiva PTY

9
Polystyvert

9
PNI Sensor ◀

9

What this shows PNI holds 9 patents at rank #29,734, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near PNI

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,734 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01R (Measuring Electric Variables)

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

PNI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 46th percentile higher than 46% 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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PNI Sensor patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	33.3%
2017	2	22.2%
2018	4	44.4%

Which technologies does PNI Sensor patent most?

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 5

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 4

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 1

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

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 1

A63F - Card, Board, OR Roulette GAMES; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing BODIES; Video GAMES; Games NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

G16B - Bioinformatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Genetic OR Protein-related Data Processing IN Computational Molecular Biology 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

Top 15 of 15 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

PNI Sensor's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

PNI Sensor's lead technology class is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables), 55.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01R
Ranked #29,797 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare PNI Sensor against Planet Labs PBC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.0/100 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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