Where does Silex Microsystems AB rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Silex Microsystems AB ranks #17,203 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 Silex Microsystems AB hold?

Silex Microsystems AB holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Silex Microsystems AB's Innovation Score?

Silex Microsystems AB has an Innovation Score of 28.7 out of 100 (28th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Silex Microsystems AB focus on?

Silex Microsystems AB's top technology area is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10) with 15 patents, ranking #733 of 3,373 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Silex Microsystems AB's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Silex Microsystems AB's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Silex Microsystems AB's patents?

Silex Microsystems AB's patents average 12.6 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 Silex Microsystems AB 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

Silex Microsystems AB

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Silex ranks #17,203 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 10 technology areas.

#17,203
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.7/100): 12.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17203 · Foreign Corporation #17,203 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #17,203/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Shibuya Kogyo
CPC-FOCUS H01L · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.6 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Shibuya Kogyo 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 Silex’s 28.7 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 10.0 pts (35%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 7.6 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Silex Microsystems AB · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Silex's Innovation Score is 28.7/100 (28th 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 Silex?

Each dot is one of Silex’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). Silex’s own 12.6 claims/patent is at or below the 14.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Silex's grants concentrate

Silex Microsystems AB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 88.2% of grants classified under H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (10 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Silex sits between Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Solarlab Aiko Europe GMBH.

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Sica S P A

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SIG Services

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Soft Machines

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What this shows Silex holds 17 patents at rank #17,176, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Silex

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,176 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10)

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

Silex's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Silex Microsystems AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	11.8%
2016	10	58.8%
2017	4	23.5%
2018	1	5.9%

Which technologies does Silex Microsystems AB patent most?

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 15

B81B - Microstructural Devices OR Systems, e.g. Micromechanical Devices 8

B81C - Processes OR Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OR Treatment OF Microstructural Devices OR Systems 7

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 2

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 1

C25D - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Silex Microsystems AB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Silex Microsystems AB's lead technology class is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), 88.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01L
Ranked #17,203 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Silex Microsystems AB against Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.7/100 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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