Where does Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc. ranks #43,412 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 Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc. hold?

Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.6 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc.'s patents?

Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc.'s patents average 19.7 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 Suss Microtec Photonic Systems 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

Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc. focus on?

Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc.'s top technology area is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10) with 6 patents. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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, Suss ranks #43,412 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.

#43,412
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.6/100): 19.7
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43412 · US Corporation #43,412 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,412/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Superlab FAR East
CPC-NARROW H01L · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Superlab FAR East Limited (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Suss Microtec… · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Suss's Innovation Score is 25.6/100 (18th 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.

Where Suss's grants concentrate

Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Suss sits between Superlab FAR East Limited and Suzhou Novosense Microelectronics Co., Ltd..

Superlab FAR East

6
Suprema HQ

6
Surgisense

6
Suspension Systems

6
Sustainable Oils

6
Suzhou AZA Clean…

6
Suzhou Eagle Elec…

6
Suzhou Novosense…

6
Suss Microtec Pho… ◀

6

What this shows Suss holds 6 patents at rank #43,041, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Suss

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,041 in granted patent volume.

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

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

Suss's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2017	2	33.3%
2020	1	16.7%
2021	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc. patent most?

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 6

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 3

G03F - Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted 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 2

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#43,412

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

25.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc.'s lead technology class is H01L (Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01L
Ranked #43,412 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Suss Microtec Photonic Systems Inc. against Superlab FAR East Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.6/100 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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