Where does U.S. Photonics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), U.S. Photonics, Inc. ranks #43,869 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 U.S. Photonics, Inc. hold?

U.S. Photonics, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is U.S. Photonics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

U.S. Photonics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 28.9 out of 100 (29th 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 U.S. Photonics, Inc. focus on?

U.S. Photonics, Inc.'s top technology area is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers) with 4 patents, ranking #527 of 1,953 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is U.S. Photonics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

U.S. Photonics, 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 U.S. Photonics, Inc.'s patents?

U.S. Photonics, Inc.'s patents average 17.3 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 U.S. Photonics, 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

U.S. Photonics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, U.s. ranks #43,869 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 11 technology areas.

#43,869
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 29th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.9/100): 17.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43869 · US Corporation #43,869 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,869/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Tönnjes ISI Patent…
CPC-FOCUS G06K · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Tönnjes ISI Patent Holding GmbH (±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 U.s.’s 28.9 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 6.7 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (41%) Claim depth 10.4 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
U S Photonics · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows U.s.'s Innovation Score is 28.9/100 (29th 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 U.s.?

Each dot is one of U.s.’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). U.s.’s own 17.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where U.s.'s grants concentrate

U.S. Photonics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, U.s. sits between Tylerton International Holdings Inc. and UHA Mikakuto Co., Ltd..

Tylerton Internat…

6
Tymphany Hong Kong

6
Tönnjes ISI Paten…

6
U S Geological Su…

6
UAB Diabetis

6
Ubio Labs

6
Ubiquoss

6
UHA Mikakuto

6
U S Photonics ◀

6

What this shows U.S. holds 6 patents at rank #43,771, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near US

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,771 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06K (Graphical Data Reading)

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

U.s.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 29th percentile higher than 29% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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U.S. Photonics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	50.0%
2016	2	33.3%
2017	1	16.7%

Which technologies does U.S. Photonics, Inc. patent most?

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 4

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 3

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

F42B - Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition 1

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

H01J - Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

G03F - Photomechanical Production OF Textured OR Patterned Surfaces, e.g. FOR Printing, FOR Processing OF Semiconductor DEVICES; Materials THEREFOR; Originals THEREFOR; Apparatus Specially Adapted THEREFOR; 1

Top 11 of 11 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

U.S. Photonics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

U.S. Photonics, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06K (Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06K
Ranked #43,869 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare U.S. Photonics, Inc. against Tylerton International Holdings Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.9/100 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

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