Where does SPY EYE, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), SPY EYE, LLC ranks #23,451 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 SPY EYE, LLC hold?

SPY EYE, LLC holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2019, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is SPY EYE, LLC's Innovation Score?

SPY EYE, LLC has an Innovation Score of 33.0 out of 100 (43rd 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 SPY EYE, LLC focus on?

SPY EYE, LLC's top technology area is G02C (SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses) with 11 patents, ranking #59 of 397 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is SPY EYE, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

SPY EYE, LLC'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 SPY EYE, LLC's patents?

SPY EYE, LLC's patents average 20.7 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 SPY EYE, LLC 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

SPY EYE, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2019. 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: G02C (SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, SPY ranks #23,451 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 11 technology areas.

#23,451
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 43rd percentile
by Innovation Score (33.0/100): 20.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23451 · US Corporation #23,451 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #23,451/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Speedx PTY
CPC-FOCUS G02C · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Speedx PTY 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 SPY’s 33.0 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 8.9 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 12.4 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
SPY EYE · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows SPY's Innovation Score is 33.0/100 (43rd 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 SPY?

Each dot is one of SPY’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). SPY’s own 20.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where SPY's grants concentrate

SPY EYE, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 91.7% of grants classified under G02C (SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (7 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2019. By volume, SPY sits between Speedx PTY Ltd and Stages LLC.

Speedx PTY

12
Sphere Fluidics

12
Spiway

12
Spreadtrum Commun…

12
SR Systems

12
Ssimwave

12
ST John's Univers…

12
Stages

12
SPY EYE ◀

12

What this shows SPY holds 12 patents at rank #23,387, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near SPY

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,387 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02C (Spectacles)

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

SPY's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2019

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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SPY EYE, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	3	25.0%
2018	7	58.3%
2019	2	16.7%

Which technologies does SPY EYE, LLC patent most?

G02C - SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses 11

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 9

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 9

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 9

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 9

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 8

B23B - TURNING; Boring 1

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 1

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

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

H04B - Transmission 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

SPY EYE, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

SPY EYE, LLC's lead technology class is G02C (SPECTACLES; Sunglasses OR Goggles Insofar AS They Have THE Same Features AS SPECTACLES; Contact Lenses), 91.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02C
Ranked #23,451 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare SPY EYE, LLC against Speedx PTY Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.0/100 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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