Where does Soitec Solar GMBH rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Soitec Solar GMBH ranks #43,195 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 Soitec Solar GMBH hold?

Soitec Solar GMBH holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Soitec Solar GMBH's Innovation Score?

Soitec Solar GMBH has an Innovation Score of 28.9 out of 100 (29th 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 Soitec Solar GMBH focus on?

Soitec Solar GMBH's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 5 patents, ranking #2,175 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Soitec Solar GMBH's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Soitec Solar GMBH'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 Soitec Solar GMBH's patents?

Soitec Solar GMBH's patents average 19.3 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 Soitec Solar 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

Soitec Solar GMBH

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Soitec ranks #43,195 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 9 technology areas.

#43,195
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 29th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.9/100): 19.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43195 · Foreign Corporation #43,195 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,195/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Societe Plymouth…
CPC-NARROW Y02E · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Societe Plymouth Francaise (±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 Soitec’s 28.9 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 6.7 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (37%) Claim depth 11.6 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Soitec Solar · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Soitec's Innovation Score is 28.9/100 (29th 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 Soitec?

Each dot is one of Soitec’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). Soitec’s own 19.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Soitec's grants concentrate

Soitec Solar GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). By volume, Soitec sits between Societe Plymouth Francaise and Solarwat Ltd..

Societe Plymouth…

6
Socovar S E C

6
Sofant

6
Sofi Paper Produc…

6
Solar Light

6
Solar

6
Solaris

6
Solarwat

6
Soitec Solar ◀

6

What this shows Soitec holds 6 patents at rank #42,937, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Soitec

By rank, the assignees closest to #42,937 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Soitec's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

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

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Soitec Solar GMBH patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	33.3%
2016	2	33.3%
2017	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Soitec Solar GMBH patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 5

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 3

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 3

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 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

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Soitec Solar GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Soitec Solar GMBH's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #43,195 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Soitec Solar GMBH against Societe Plymouth Francaise, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.9/100 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

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