Where does QD Laser, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), QD Laser, Inc. ranks #13,120 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 QD Laser, Inc. hold?

QD Laser, Inc. holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is QD Laser, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

QD Laser, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.1 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does QD Laser, Inc. focus on?

QD Laser, Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 15 patents, ranking #817 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is QD Laser, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

QD Laser, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +240% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for QD Laser, Inc.'s patents?

QD Laser, Inc.'s patents average 11.1 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 QD Laser, 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 Foreign Corporation

QD Laser, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2025. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, QD ranks #13,120 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 17 technology areas.

#13,120
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.1/100): 11.1
avg claims per patent: +240%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13120 · Foreign Corporation #13,120 · 23 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #13,120/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Polytex Sportbeläge…
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +240% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Polytex Sportbeläge Produktions-GmbH (±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 QD’s 36.1 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 11.0 pts (30%) Velocity 3.9 pts (11%) Breadth 14.6 pts (40%) Claim depth 6.7 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
QD Laser · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows QD's Innovation Score is 36.1/100 (top 47% 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 QD?

Each dot is one of QD’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). QD’s own 11.1 claims/patent is at or below the 15.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where QD's grants concentrate

QD Laser, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 65.2% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, QD sits between Polytex Sportbeläge Produktions-GmbH and Ratier Figeac.

QD's three-year grant acceleration

QD Laser, Inc. shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 12 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.

Polytex Sportbelä…

23
Power Box

23
Powerphase

23
Precision Dynamics

23
Quanta Dialysis

23
Quanterix

23
Quake Global

23
Ratier Figeac

23
QD Laser ◀

23

What this shows QD holds 23 patents at rank #13,114, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near QD

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,114 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

QD's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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QD Laser, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	3	13.0%
2019	2	8.7%
2020	5	21.7%
2021	5	21.7%
2022	2	8.7%
2023	3	13.0%
2024	2	8.7%
2025partial year	1	4.3%

Which technologies does QD Laser, Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 15

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 12

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 8

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 7

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 3

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 3

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

H10H - Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Potential Barriers 1

G02F - Optical Devices OR Arrangements FOR THE Control OF Light BY Modification OF THE Optical Properties OF THE Media OF THE Elements Involved THEREIN; Non-linear OPTICS; Frequency-changing OF LIGHT; Optical Logic ELEMENTS; Optical ANALOGUE/DIGITAL Converters 1

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

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 1

Top 15 of 17 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

QD Laser, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

QD Laser, Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 65.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #13,120 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare QD Laser, Inc. against Polytex Sportbeläge Produktions-GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.1/100 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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