USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7,844 granted patents across 171 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H10D (INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES).

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

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7,844

Total patents granted

171

CPC technology areas

15.8

Avg claims per patent

-40%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Semiconductor holds 7,844 US patents across 171 technology areas, rank #47 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#47
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 0.1%
by Innovation Score (71.1/100): 15.8
avg claims per patent: -40%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. has been granted 7,844 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. at rank #47 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 171 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in H10D (INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES). As a Foreign Corporation, Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Semiconductor sits between Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (8,041 patents, rank #43) and Oracle International Corporation (7,343 patents, rank #51) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 71.1/100 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 2,944 grants, compared with 4,900 in the 2015–2019 window, a -40% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.'s 15.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Semiconductor holds 7,844 patents at rank #47, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Semiconductor

By rank, the assignees closest to #47 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H10D (Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices)

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

Semiconductor's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

71 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 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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Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1,177	15.0%
2016	1,109	14.1%
2017	1,016	13.0%
2018	882	11.2%
2019	716	9.1%
2020	560	7.1%
2021	493	6.3%
2022	419	5.3%
2023	486	6.2%
2024	591	7.5%
2025	395	5.0%

Which technologies does Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. patent most?

H10D - INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 4,393

H10K - ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES 2,381

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 1,630

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 1,521

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 1,397

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 1,004

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 909

G11C - STATIC STORES 907

H10B - ELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES 822

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 536

H10H - INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS 459

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 456

H10F - INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION 440

H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE 389

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 380

Top 15 of 171 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#47

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

71.1 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 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. hold?

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. holds 7,844 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 171 technology areas.

What is Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 71.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. focus on?

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is H10D (INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES) with 4,393 patents. The company has filed patents in 171 CPC subclasses total.

Is Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -40% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.'s patents average 15.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 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

Semiconductor's 7,844 grants land it in the top 0.1% 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 - Semiconductor ranks #47 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H10D - see who else leads that technology area. H10D 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.