USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 5 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

9.5

Avg claims per patent

+400%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Ricoh holds 6 US patents across 5 technology areas, rank #42,580 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#42,580
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 36%
by Innovation Score (40.3/100): 9.5
avg claims per patent: +400%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc. has been granted 6 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc. at rank #42,580 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 5 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.5 claims per patent with primary concentration in G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS). As a Foreign Corporation, Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Ricoh sits between RF Optix Co., Ltd. (6 patents, rank #42,576) and RIME Downhole Technologies, Llc (6 patents, rank #42,584) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 40.3/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 5 grants, compared with 1 in the 2015–2019 window, a +400% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc.'s 9.5 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 5 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

RF Optix

6
Rfnav

6
Rhefor Gbr

6
Riccobene Designs

6
Riffyn

6
Rigol

6
Riken Keiki

6
RIME Downhole

6
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6

What this shows Ricoh holds 6 patents at rank #42,580, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ricoh

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,580 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

Ricoh's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 36% higher than 64% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	16.7%
2023	2	33.3%
2024	2	33.3%
2025	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc. patent most?

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 5

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

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 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

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 1

Top 5 of 5 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#42,580

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

40.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc. hold?

Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc. holds 6 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc. focus on?

Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS) with 5 patents. The company has filed patents in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +400% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc.'s patents?

Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc.'s patents average 9.5 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Ricoh Industrial Solutions 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.

How to use this portfolio

Ricoh's 6 grants land it in the top 36% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Ricoh ranks #42,580 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G02B - see who else leads that technology area. G02B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.