Where does Precitec Optronik GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Precitec Optronik GMBH ranks #13,626 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 Precitec Optronik GMBH hold?

Precitec Optronik GMBH holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Precitec Optronik GMBH's Innovation Score?

Precitec Optronik GMBH has an Innovation Score of 33.9 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%).

Is Precitec Optronik GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Precitec Optronik GMBH's recent grant velocity is -38% 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 Precitec Optronik GMBH's patents?

Precitec Optronik GMBH's patents average 16.9 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 Precitec Optronik GMBH 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 Foreign Corporation

Precitec Optronik GMBH

Q: What technology areas does Precitec Optronik GMBH focus on?

Precitec Optronik GMBH's top technology area is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours) with 21 patents, ranking #66 of 2,030 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Precitec ranks #13,626 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 11 technology areas.

#13,626
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.9/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: -38%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13626 · Foreign Corporation #13,626 · 22 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,626/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Paragon Semiconducto…
CPC-FOCUS G01B · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -38% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Paragon Semiconductor Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. (±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 Precitec’s 33.9 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 10.8 pts (32%) Velocity 1.2 pts (4%) Breadth 11.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Precitec Optronik · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Precitec's Innovation Score is 33.9/100 (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 Precitec?

Each dot is one of Precitec’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). Precitec’s own 16.9 claims/patent is at or below the 16.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Precitec's grants concentrate

Precitec Optronik GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 95.5% of grants classified under G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Precitec sits between Paragon Semiconductor Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. and PSS Belgium NV.

Precitec's three-year grant acceleration

Precitec Optronik GMBH shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 11 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.

Paragon Semicondu…

22
Phoenix Electric

22
Plant Bioscience

22
Plug Power

22
Prophesee

22
Proprio

22
Proteantecs

22
PSS Belgium

22
Precitec Optronik ◀

22

What this shows Precitec holds 22 patents at rank #13,613, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Precitec

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,613 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01B (Measuring Length)

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

Precitec'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 · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Precitec Optronik GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	4.5%
2016	4	18.2%
2017	2	9.1%
2018	1	4.5%
2019	5	22.7%
2020	5	22.7%
2021	1	4.5%
2022	2	9.1%
2025partial year	1	4.5%

Which technologies does Precitec Optronik GMBH patent most?

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 21

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 6

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 3

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 2

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 2

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Precitec Optronik GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Precitec Optronik GMBH's lead technology class is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours), 95.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01B
Ranked #13,626 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Precitec Optronik GMBH against Paragon Semiconductor Lighting Technology Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.9/100 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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