Overall rank by patents
#23,515
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Tektronix ranks #23,515 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 4 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R23515 · US Corporation #23,515 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Taminco BVBA (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Tektronix Texas · this assignee
39 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Tektronix's Innovation Score is 39.4/100 (top 38% 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.
Tektronix Texas, Llc is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under H04L (TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Tektronix sits between Taminco BVBA and The Council Of The Queensland Institute Of Medical Research.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Taminco BVBA
12 patents
Taymor Industries Ltd.
12 patents
Techline Technologies, Inc.
12 patents
Techniks, LLC
12 patents
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
12 patents
Texas Fueling Services, Inc.
12 patents
The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
12 patents
The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research
12 patents
Tektronix Texas, LLC
12 patents
What this shows Tektronix holds 12 patents at rank #23,536, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #23,536 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Tektronix's primary technology class.
Tektronix's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
39 Top 38% higher than 62% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 8.3% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#23,515
of 50,000 tracked assignees
39.4 out of 100
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