Where does THE Lightco Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), THE Lightco Inc. ranks #27,619 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 THE Lightco Inc. hold?

THE Lightco Inc. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is THE Lightco Inc.'s Innovation Score?

THE Lightco Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.8 out of 100 (22nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does THE Lightco Inc. focus on?

THE Lightco Inc.'s top technology area is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus) with 10 patents, ranking #1,088 of 4,891 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is THE Lightco Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

THE Lightco Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 THE Lightco Inc.'s patents?

THE Lightco Inc.'s patents average 16.5 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 THE Lightco 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

THE Lightco Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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, THE ranks #27,619 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 6 technology areas.

#27,619
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (26.8/100): 16.5
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R27619 · US Corporation #27,619 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #27,619/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tenneco (SUZHOU)…
CPC-NARROW G02B · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tenneco (SUZHOU) Emission System Co., Ltd. (±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 THE’s 26.8 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 8.3 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (32%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
THE Lightco · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows THE's Innovation Score is 26.8/100 (22nd 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 THE?

Each dot is one of THE’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). THE’s own 16.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where THE's grants concentrate

THE Lightco Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, THE sits between Tenneco (SUZHOU) Emission System Co., Ltd. and THE Sure Chill Company Limited.

Tenneco (Suzhou)…

10
Tennen

10
Terumo Puerto Ric…

10
THE 28th Research…

10
THE Medicines

10
THE Modern Group

10
THE Society OF Ja…

10
THE Sure Chill

10
THE Lightco ◀

10

What this shows THE holds 10 patents at rank #27,576, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near THE

By rank, the assignees closest to #27,576 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G02B (Optical Elements)

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

THE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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THE Lightco Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	10.0%
2016	9	90.0%

Which technologies does THE Lightco Inc. patent most?

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 10

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 10

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

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 3

F21Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21k, F21l, F21s and F21v, Relating TO THE Form OR THE Kind OF THE Light Sources OR OF THE Colour OF THE Light Emitted 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

Top 6 of 6 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

THE Lightco Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

THE Lightco Inc.'s lead technology class is G02B (Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G02B
Ranked #27,619 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare THE Lightco Inc. against Tenneco (SUZHOU) Emission System Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.8/100 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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