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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), PNY Technologies, Inc. ranks #37,010 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 PNY Technologies, Inc. hold?

PNY Technologies, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 5 technology areas.

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

PNY Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 19.6 out of 100 (6th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

PNY 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 PNY Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

PNY Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 7.6 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 PNY 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

PNY Technologies, Inc.

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

PNY Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers) with 3 patents. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, PNY ranks #37,010 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 5 technology areas.

#37,010
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 6th percentile
by Innovation Score (19.6/100): 7.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R37010 · US Corporation #37,010 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #37,010/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Pluto Opco (CAYMAN)
CPC-NARROW G06K · 5 areas
INNOV-LOW 19.6/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 7.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Pluto Opco (CAYMAN), LLC (±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
PNY · this assignee

20
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows PNY's Innovation Score is 19.6/100 (6th 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 PNY's grants concentrate

PNY Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, PNY sits between Pluto Opco (CAYMAN), LLC and Polymer Ventures, Inc..

Pluto Opco (Cayma…

7
Pmbs

7
PMT Republic

7
PND Engineers

7
Polestar

7
Politechnika Wars…

7
Polymer Logistics…

7
Polymer Ventures

7
PNY ◀

7

What this shows PNY holds 7 patents at rank #36,921, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near PNY

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,921 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06K (Graphical Data Reading)

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

PNY's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

20 6th percentile higher than 6% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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PNY Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	57.1%
2016	2	28.6%
2017	1	14.3%

Which technologies does PNY Technologies, Inc. patent most?

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 3

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 5 of 5 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#37,010

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

19.6 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

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

PNY Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06K
Ranked #37,010 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare PNY Technologies, Inc. against Pluto Opco (CAYMAN), LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 19.6/100 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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