Pointr Limited
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 24 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Pointr ranks #12,625 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 24 patents across 13 technology areas.
- #12,625
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 17%
- by Innovation Score (48.3/100)
- 20.0
- avg claims per patent
- +567%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R12625 · Foreign Corporation #12,625 · 24 grants
GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-SMALL 24 grants
- MID-PACK #12,625/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Penn Engineering &…
- CPC-FOCUS G01C · 13 areas
- INNOV-PAR 48.3/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 20.0 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +567% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. (±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 Pointr’s 48.3 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 Pointr
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Future Dial · near
Future Dial · near
48 score
- Horizon Global… · near
Horizon Global… · near
48 score
- Pointr · this assignee
Pointr · this assignee
48 score
- Arog Pharmaceuticals · near
Arog Pharmaceuticals · near
48 score
- Calmer Holding · near
Calmer Holding · near
48 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Pointr's Innovation Score is 48.3/100 (top 17% 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 Pointr?
Each dot is one of Pointr’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). Pointr’s own 20.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Pointr's grants concentrate
Pointr Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 58.3% of grants classified under G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Pointr sits between Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. and ProQR Therapeutics II B.V..
Pointr's three-year grant acceleration
Pointr Limited shows 15 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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 Pointr's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Penn Engineering…
Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.
24 patents
- Pentel
Pentel Kabushiki Kaisha
24 patents
- Perceptive Automa…
Perceptive Automata, Inc.
24 patents
- Pison Technology
Pison Technology, Inc.
24 patents
- Powervision
PowerVision, Inc.
24 patents
- Premier Dental Pr…
Premier Dental Products Company
24 patents
- Pricewaterhouseco…
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
24 patents
- Proqr Therapeutic…
ProQR Therapeutics II B.V.
24 patents
- Pointr ◀
Pointr Limited
24 patents
What this shows Pointr holds 24 patents at rank #12,630, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Pointr
By rank, the assignees closest to #12,630 in granted patent volume.
- Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. #12,626 · 24 patents
- Pentel Kabushiki Kaisha #12,627 · 24 patents
- Perceptive Automata, Inc. #12,628 · 24 patents
- Pison Technology, Inc. #12,629 · 24 patents
- PowerVision, Inc. #12,631 · 24 patents
- Premier Dental Products Company #12,632 · 24 patents
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP #12,633 · 24 patents
- ProQR Therapeutics II B.V. #12,634 · 24 patents
Leaders in G01C (Measuring Distances)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Pointr's primary technology class.
Assignees with similar portfolio profiles
Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Pointr, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01C (Measuring Distances), Pointr ranks #213 of 1,814 assignees by patent count in that subclass.
Similar innovation score
Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (48 here).
Pointr's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 12.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 4.2% |
| 2021 | 4 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 4 | 16.7% |
| 2023 | 4 | 16.7% |
| 2024 | 7 | 29.2% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 4.2% |
Which technologies does Pointr Limited patent most?
Top 13 of 13 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Pointr Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Pointr Limited's lead technology class is G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry), 58.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01C
- Ranked #12,625 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Pointr Limited against Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 48.3/100 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.
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