Where does Teledyne Instruments, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Teledyne Instruments, Inc. ranks #4,535 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 Teledyne Instruments, Inc. hold?

Teledyne Instruments, Inc. holds 78 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 57 technology areas.

What is Teledyne Instruments, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Teledyne Instruments, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.2 out of 100 (top 6% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Teledyne Instruments, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -56% 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 Teledyne Instruments, Inc.'s patents?

Teledyne Instruments, Inc.'s patents average 19.4 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 Teledyne Instruments, 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

Teledyne Instruments, Inc.

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

Teledyne Instruments, Inc.'s top technology area is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors) with 15 patents, ranking #207 of 2,265 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 57 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 78 granted patents across 57 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Teledyne ranks #4,535 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 78 patents across 57 technology areas.

#4,535
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.2/100): 19.4
avg claims per patent: -56%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4535 · US Corporation #4,535 · 78 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 78 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,535/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH R R Donnelley & Sons
CPC-WIDE H01R · 57 areas
INNOV-PAR 56.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -56% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company (±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 Teledyne’s 56.2 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 15.1 pts (27%) Velocity 4.4 pts (8%) Breadth 25.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 11.7 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Hongfujin Precision… · near

56
Lintec · near

56
Marquette University · near

56
Shanghai Zhaoxin… · near

56
Teledyne Instruments · this assignee

56
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Teledyne's Innovation Score is 56.2/100 (top 6% 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 Teledyne?

Each dot is one of Teledyne’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). Teledyne’s own 19.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

How Teledyne's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Teledyne Instruments, Inc. received 24 grants versus 54 in 2015–2019 (-56% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2016 at 16 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 3. Lead class H01R accounts for 19.2% of the portfolio across 57 subclasses. Volume neighbours: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company (#4,531) and University of Louisiana at Lafayette (#4,539).

Teledyne's three-year grant acceleration

Teledyne Instruments, Inc. shows 12 grants in 2022–2024 against only 18 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

R R Donnelley & S…

78
Shenzhen Verdewel…

78
Sifive

78
Signal Pharmaceut…

78
Tendyne Holdings

78
Truecar

78
Universitat Stutt…

78
University of Lou…

78
Teledyne Instrume… ◀

78

What this shows Teledyne holds 78 patents at rank #4,535, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Teledyne

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,535 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Teledyne, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H01R (Electrically-conductive Connections), Teledyne ranks #207 of 2,265 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (56 here).

Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 56 Hongfujin Precision Industry (WUHAN) Co., Ltd. 56 Marquette University 56 Lintec Corporation 56

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.4 here).

Magseis FF LLC 19.4 avg Metrologic Instruments, Inc. 19.4 avg Illuscio, Inc. 19.4 avg Canon U.S.A., Inc. 19.4 avg

Teledyne's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Teledyne Instruments, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	15	19.2%
2016	16	20.5%
2017	10	12.8%
2018	7	9.0%
2019	6	7.7%
2020	5	6.4%
2021	7	9.0%
2022	4	5.1%
2023	5	6.4%
2024	3	3.8%

Which technologies does Teledyne Instruments, Inc. patent most?

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 15

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 14

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 14

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 13

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 11

G10K - Sound-producing DEVICES; Methods OR Devices FOR Protecting Against, OR FOR Damping, Noise OR Other Acoustic Waves IN GENERAL; Acoustics NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 10

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 9

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 9

H04B - Transmission 7

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 7

B63G - Offensive OR Defensive Arrangements ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; Aircraft Carriers 7

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 5

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 5

B06B - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Generating OR Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations OF Infrasonic, Sonic, OR Ultrasonic Frequency, ; e.g.; FOR Performing Mechanical Work IN General 5

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 4

Top 15 of 57 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

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

Teledyne Instruments, Inc.'s lead technology class is H01R (Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors), 19.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H01R
Ranked #4,535 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Teledyne Instruments, Inc. against R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 56.2/100 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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