Where does Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG. ranks #5,327 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 Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG. hold?

Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG. holds 65 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG.'s Innovation Score?

Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG. has an Innovation Score of 42.3 out of 100 (top 31% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG. focus on?

Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 43 patents, ranking #351 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG.'s recent grant velocity is -23% 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 Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG.'s patents?

Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG.'s patents average 15.2 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 Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG. 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

Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 65 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Swarovski-optik ranks #5,327 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 65 patents across 16 technology areas.

#5,327
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 31%
by Innovation Score (42.3/100): 15.2
avg claims per patent: -23%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5327 · Foreign Corporation #5,327 · 65 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 65 grants
UPPER-Q #5,327/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Shock Doctor
CPC-FOCUS G02B · 16 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -23% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Shock Doctor, 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 Swarovski-optik’s 42.3 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 14.5 pts (34%) Velocity 4.5 pts (11%) Breadth 14.1 pts (33%) Claim depth 9.1 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Adimab · near

42
Fujifilm Wako Pure… · near

42
Marchesini Group S P A · near

42
MX · near

42
Swarovski-Optik & KG · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Swarovski-optik's Innovation Score is 42.3/100 (top 31% 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 Swarovski-optik?

Each dot is one of Swarovski-optik’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). Swarovski-optik’s own 15.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Swarovski-optik's grants concentrate

Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 66.2% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (10 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2023. By volume, Swarovski-optik sits between Shock Doctor, Inc. and Toshiba Client Solutions Co., Ltd..

Swarovski-optik's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG. moved from 22 to 15 grants (0.68x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Shock Doctor

65
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65
Subsea 7

65
Suphatchatwong In…

65
THE Bank OF NEW Y…

65
Theragun

65
Threebond

65
Toshiba Client So…

65
Swarovski-optik &… ◀

65

What this shows Swarovski-Optik holds 65 patents at rank #5,326, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Swarovski-Optik

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,326 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Swarovski-Optik's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Swarovski-Optik, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G02B (Optical Elements), Swarovski-Optik ranks #351 of 4,891 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (42 here).

Marchesini Group S.P.A. 42 Adimab, LLC 42 MX Technologies, Inc. 42 Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Corporation 42

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.2 here).

TRW Automotive U.S. LLC 15.2 avg Dayco IP Holdings, LLC 15.2 avg Melexis Technologies NV 15.2 avg Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. 15.2 avg

Swarovski-optik's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 31% higher than 69% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	6.2%
2016	6	9.2%
2017	6	9.2%
2018	9	13.8%
2019	10	15.4%
2020	5	7.7%
2021	7	10.8%
2022	5	7.7%
2023	3	4.6%
2024	7	10.8%
2025partial year	3	4.6%

Which technologies does Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 43

F41G - Weapon SIGHTS; Aiming 27

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 15

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 10

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 7

B25G - Handles FOR Hand Implements 7

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 6

G03B - Apparatus OR Arrangements FOR Taking Photographs OR FOR Projecting OR Viewing THEM; Apparatus OR Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; Accessories Therefor 4

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 4

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 1

G05G - Control Devices OR Systems Insofar AS Characterised BY Mechanical Features Only 1

Top 15 of 16 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

Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 66.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #5,327 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG. against Shock Doctor, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.3/100 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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