Where does Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC ranks #6,598 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 Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC hold?

Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC holds 51 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC's Innovation Score?

Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC has an Innovation Score of 45.1 out of 100 (top 24% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC's recent grant velocity is +4% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC's patents?

Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC's patents average 17.1 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC

Q: What technology areas does Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC focus on?

Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC's top technology area is G01J (Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry) with 30 patents, ranking #29 of 1,478 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC 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 PatentsView assignee record - 51 granted patents across 22 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: G01J (Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Thermo ranks #6,598 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 51 patents across 22 technology areas.

#6,598
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (45.1/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: +4%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6598 · US Corporation #6,598 · 51 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 51 grants
UPPER-Q #6,598/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ShenZhen YiHong…
CPC-FOCUS G01J · 22 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +4% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ShenZhen YiHong Technology 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 Thermo’s 45.1 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 13.6 pts (30%) Velocity 4.6 pts (10%) Breadth 16.6 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Accuride International · near

45
Establishment Labs · near

45
Flir Systems AB · near

45
Thermo Electron… · this assignee

45
Vulcan · near

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Thermo's Innovation Score is 45.1/100 (top 24% 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 Thermo?

Each dot is one of Thermo’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). Thermo’s own 17.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Thermo's grants concentrate

Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 58.8% of grants classified under G01J (Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (8 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2022. By volume, Thermo sits between ShenZhen YiHong Technology Co., Ltd and The Quaker Oats Company.

Thermo's three-year grant acceleration

Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 16 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.

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51
Tektro Technology

51
Tokuyama Dental

51
Tellabs Operations

51
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51
The Quaker Oats

51
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51

What this shows Thermo holds 51 patents at rank #6,596, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Thermo

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,596 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01J (Measurement OF Intensity)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Thermo, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01J (Measurement OF Intensity), Thermo ranks #29 of 1,478 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).

Accuride International GmbH 45 Flir Systems AB 45 Vulcan Inc. 45 Establishment Labs S.A. 45

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.1 here).

Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. 17.1 avg RareCyte, Inc. 17.1 avg St. Jude Medical, LLC 17.1 avg Joby Aero, Inc. 17.1 avg

Thermo's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% 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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Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	15.7%
2016	3	5.9%
2017	6	11.8%
2018	3	5.9%
2019	3	5.9%
2020	5	9.8%
2021	8	15.7%
2022	2	3.9%
2023	5	9.8%
2024	4	7.8%
2025partial year	4	7.8%

Which technologies does Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC patent most?

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 30

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 24

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 10

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 4

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 3

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 2

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 2

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 1

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

Top 15 of 22 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

Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC's lead technology class is G01J (Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry), 58.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01J
Ranked #6,598 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC against ShenZhen YiHong Technology Co., Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.1/100 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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