Where does Solexel, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Solexel, Inc. ranks #9,378 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 Solexel, Inc. hold?

Solexel, Inc. holds 34 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Solexel, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Solexel, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.8 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Solexel, Inc.'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 Solexel, Inc.'s patents?

Solexel, Inc.'s patents average 17.6 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 Solexel, 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 US Corporation

Solexel, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Solexel, Inc. focus on?

Solexel, Inc.'s top technology area is H10F (Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation) with 32 patents, ranking #80 of 1,370 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 34 granted patents across 23 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: H10F (Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Solexel ranks #9,378 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 34 patents across 23 technology areas.

#9,378
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (39.8/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9378 · US Corporation #9,378 · 34 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 34 grants
UPPER-Q #9,378/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Selig Sealing Products
CPC-FOCUS H10F · 23 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Selig Sealing Products, Inc. (±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 Solexel’s 39.8 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 12.3 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 17.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Fonar · near

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Solexel · this assignee

40
Stahls' · near

40
Temper Axle Products · near

40
THE George Washingto… · near

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Solexel's Innovation Score is 39.8/100 (top 37% 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 Solexel?

Each dot is one of Solexel’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). Solexel’s own 17.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Solexel's grants concentrate

Solexel, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 94.1% of grants classified under H10F (Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (15 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2017. By volume, Solexel sits between Selig Sealing Products, Inc. and TI Automotive Technology Center GMBH.

Selig Sealing Pro…

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Shenzhen OUR New…

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Shoals Group

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TI Automotive Tec…

34
Solexel ◀

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What this shows Solexel holds 34 patents at rank #9,384, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Solexel

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,384 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H10F (Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Rad…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Solexel, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H10F (Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Rad…), Solexel ranks #80 of 1,370 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

Fonar Corporation 40 Stahls' Inc. 40 THE George Washington University, A Congressionally Chartered Not-for-profit Corporation 40 Temper Axle Products Corporation 40

Solexel's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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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Solexel, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	15	44.1%
2016	15	44.1%
2017	4	11.8%

Which technologies does Solexel, Inc. patent most?

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 32

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 31

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 23

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 14

C25D - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Production OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; Apparatus Therefor 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 4

C25F - Processes FOR THE Electrolytic Removal OF Materials From OBJECTS; Apparatus Therefor 3

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 3

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

B81C - Processes OR Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OR Treatment OF Microstructural Devices OR Systems 2

H10H - Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Potential Barriers 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 2

H10D - Inorganic Electric Semiconductor Devices 2

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

B01D - Separation 1

Top 15 of 23 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

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

Solexel, Inc.'s lead technology class is H10F (Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation), 94.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H10F
Ranked #9,378 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Solexel, Inc. against Selig Sealing Products, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.8/100 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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