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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Tektronix, Inc. ranks #1,249 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 Tektronix, Inc. hold?

Tektronix, Inc. holds 339 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 61 technology areas.

What is Tektronix, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Tektronix, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 61.7 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Tektronix, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -43% 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 Tektronix, Inc.'s patents?

Tektronix, Inc.'s patents average 16.0 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 Tektronix, 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

Tektronix, Inc.

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

Tektronix, Inc.'s top technology area is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables) with 216 patents. Grants appear in 61 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 339 granted patents across 61 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: G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Tektronix ranks #1,249 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 339 patents across 61 technology areas.

#1,249
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.7/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: -43%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1249 · US Corporation #1,249 · 339 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 339 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,249/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH HP Indigo B V
CPC-WIDE G01R · 61 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -43% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: HP Indigo B.V. (±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
Imperial Tobacco · near

62
PGS Geophysical AS · near

62
Taiwan Textile… · near

62
Tektronix · this assignee

62
University of Iowa… · near

62
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Tektronix's Innovation Score is 61.7/100 (top 3% 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.

How Tektronix's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Tektronix, Inc. received 116 grants versus 202 in 2015–2019 (-43% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2015 at 61 grants and bottomed in 2020 at 18. Lead class G01R accounts for 63.7% of the portfolio across 61 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Wirtgen GmbH (#1,246) and Korea Electronics Technology Institute (#1,254).

Tektronix's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Tektronix, Inc. moved from 70 to 73 grants (1.04x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,075. See the growth leaderboard.

Wirtgen

340
HP Indigo B V

339
Smith & Nephew

339
Toyo Tire & Rubber

339
Tektronix ◀

339
Bendix Commercial…

338
Gambro Lundia AB

338
Integrated Device…

338
Korea Technology…

338

What this shows Tektronix holds 339 patents at rank #1,250, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Tektronix

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,250 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01R (Measuring Electric Variables)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Tektronix, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (62 here).

PGS Geophysical AS 62 Taiwan Textile Research Institute 62 Imperial Tobacco Limited 62 University of Iowa Research Foundation 62

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (16.0 here).

Evonik Operations GmbH 16.0 avg Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Company Limited 16.0 avg Children's Healthcare of Atlanta 16.0 avg Stratasys Ltd. 16.0 avg

Tektronix's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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Tektronix, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	61	18.0%
2016	33	9.7%
2017	45	13.3%
2018	36	10.6%
2019	27	8.0%
2020	18	5.3%
2021	25	7.4%
2022	19	5.6%
2023	26	7.7%
2024	28	8.3%
2025partial year	21	6.2%

Which technologies does Tektronix, Inc. patent most?

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 216

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 57

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 44

H04B - Transmission 32

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 30

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 23

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 16

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 14

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 10

H03L - Automatic Control, Starting, Synchronisation OR Stabilisation OF Generators OF Electronic Oscillations OR Pulses 9

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 8

H03K - Pulse Technique 8

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 8

H01P - WAVEGUIDES; Resonators, Lines, OR Other Devices OF THE Waveguide Type 8

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 6

Top 15 of 61 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,249

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.7 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

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

Tektronix, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01R (Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables), 63.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01R
Ranked #1,249 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Tektronix, Inc. against Wirtgen GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.7/100 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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