Where does Source Photonics Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Source Photonics Inc. ranks #10,766 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 Source Photonics Inc. hold?

Source Photonics Inc. holds 29 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Source Photonics Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Source Photonics Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.7 out of 100 (top 22% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Source Photonics Inc. focus on?

Source Photonics Inc.'s top technology area is H04B (Transmission) with 15 patents, ranking #600 of 3,909 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Source Photonics Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Source Photonics Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -79% 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 Source Photonics Inc.'s patents?

Source Photonics Inc.'s patents average 20.4 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 Source Photonics 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

Source Photonics Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 29 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: H04B (Transmission).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Source ranks #10,766 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 29 patents across 11 technology areas.

#10,766
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 22%
by Innovation Score (45.7/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: -79%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10766 · US Corporation #10,766 · 29 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 29 grants
UPPER-Q #10,766/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH SiliconIntervention
CPC-FOCUS H04B · 11 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -79% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: SiliconIntervention 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 Source’s 45.7 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 11.7 pts (26%) Velocity 10.0 pts (22%) Breadth 11.7 pts (26%) Claim depth 12.3 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cygnus Biosciences… · near

46
Hover · near

46
Mesnac · near

46
RMH Tech · near

46
Source Photonics · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Source's Innovation Score is 45.7/100 (top 22% 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 Source?

Each dot is one of Source’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). Source’s own 20.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Source's grants concentrate

Source Photonics Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 51.7% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (17 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Source sits between SiTune Corporation and Tactile Systems Technology, Inc..

Source's three-year grant acceleration

Source Photonics Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Situne

29
Siliconinterventi…

29
Smith Optics

29
Sol-gel

29
Sunrun South

29
Super ATV

29
T2 Biosystems

29
Tactile Systems T…

29
Source Photonics ◀

29

What this shows Source holds 29 patents at rank #10,773, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Source

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,773 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04B (Transmission)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Source, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04B (Transmission), Source ranks #600 of 3,909 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (46 here).

RMH Tech LLC 46 Hover Inc. 46 Mesnac Co., Ltd. 46 Cygnus Biosciences (BEIJING) Co., Ltd 46

Source's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 22% higher than 78% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Source Photonics Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	17	58.6%
2016	4	13.8%
2017	3	10.3%
2020	1	3.4%
2021	1	3.4%
2022	3	10.3%

Which technologies does Source Photonics Inc. patent most?

H04B - Transmission 15

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 10

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 4

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 3

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Source Photonics Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Source Photonics Inc.'s lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 51.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
Ranked #10,766 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Source Photonics Inc. against SiTune Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.7/100 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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