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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Techshot, Inc. ranks #43,540 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 Techshot, Inc. hold?

Techshot, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Techshot, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Techshot, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.6 out of 100 (35th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Techshot, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Techshot, Inc.'s patents?

Techshot, Inc.'s patents average 17.0 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 Techshot, 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

Techshot, Inc.

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

Techshot, Inc.'s top technology area is B33Y (Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering) with 2 patents, ranking #610 of 1,250 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: B33Y (Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective ).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Techshot ranks #43,540 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 15 technology areas.

#43,540
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 35th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.6/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43540 · US Corporation #43,540 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,540/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Technische Universit…
CPC-FOCUS B33Y · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Technische Universität Chemnitz (±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 Techshot’s 30.6 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 6.7 pts (22%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.7 pts (45%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Techshot · this assignee

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What this shows Techshot's Innovation Score is 30.6/100 (35th 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 Techshot?

Each dot is one of Techshot’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). Techshot’s own 17.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Techshot's grants concentrate

Techshot, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under B33Y (Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective ). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Techshot sits between Technische Universität Chemnitz and Telesis Bio Inc.

Technische Univer…

6
Techno Medica

6
Technology for En…

6
Technologyone

6
Tejas Tubular Pro…

6
Telecommunication…

6
Telephone and Dat…

6
Telesis Bio

6
Techshot ◀

6

What this shows Techshot holds 6 patents at rank #43,630, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Techshot

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,630 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B33Y (Additive Manufacturing)

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

Techshot's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 35th percentile higher than 35% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Techshot, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	1	16.7%
2017	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2020	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Techshot, Inc. patent most?

B33Y - Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective Laser Sintering 2

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 2

A01H - NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques 2

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 2

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 2

B22F - Working Metallic POWDER; Manufacture OF Articles From Metallic POWDER; Making Metallic Powder ; Apparatus OR Devices Specially Adapted FOR Metallic Powder 2

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; Vehicles OR Equipment Therefor 2

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 2

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 2

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

A47L - Domestic Washing OR Cleaning ; Suction Cleaners IN General 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 1

Top 15 of 15 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

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

Techshot, Inc.'s lead technology class is B33Y (Additive Manufacturing, i.e. Manufacturing OF Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects BY Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration OR Additive Layering, e.g. BY 3-D Printing, Stereolithography OR Selective ), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B33Y
Ranked #43,540 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Techshot, Inc. against Technische Universität Chemnitz, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.6/100 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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