Where does Vaisala, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Vaisala, Inc. ranks #21,987 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 Vaisala, Inc. hold?

Vaisala, Inc. holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Vaisala, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Vaisala, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.9 out of 100 (49th 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 Vaisala, Inc. focus on?

Vaisala, Inc.'s top technology area is G01W (Meteorology) with 8 patents, ranking #17 of 174 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

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

Vaisala, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +17% 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 Vaisala, Inc.'s patents?

Vaisala, Inc.'s patents average 20.4 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 Vaisala, 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

Vaisala, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: G01W (Meteorology).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vaisala ranks #21,987 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 13 technology areas.

#21,987
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 49th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.9/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: +17%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21987 · US Corporation #21,987 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,987/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Valeo eAutomotive…
CPC-FOCUS G01W · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +17% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Valeo eAutomotive Germany 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 Vaisala’s 34.9 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 9.1 pts (26%) Velocity 0.8 pts (2%) Breadth 12.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 12.2 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Vaisala · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Vaisala's Innovation Score is 34.9/100 (49th 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 Vaisala?

Each dot is one of Vaisala’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). Vaisala’s own 20.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Vaisala's grants concentrate

Vaisala, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 61.5% of grants classified under G01W (Meteorology). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Vaisala sits between VON Ardenne GMBH and VascoMed GmbH.

Vaisala's three-year grant acceleration

Vaisala, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

VON Ardenne

13
VS Vereinigte Spe…

13
Vtouch

13
Vubiq Networks

13
Valeo eautomotive…

13
Valneva SE

13
Vaporstream

13
Vascomed

13
Vaisala ◀

13

What this shows Vaisala holds 13 patents at rank #21,997, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vaisala

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,997 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01W (Meteorology)

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

Vaisala's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 49th percentile higher than 49% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Vaisala, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	15.4%
2016	1	7.7%
2017	1	7.7%
2019	2	15.4%
2020	3	23.1%
2021	3	23.1%
2022	1	7.7%

Which technologies does Vaisala, Inc. patent most?

G01W - Meteorology 8

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 6

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 6

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 6

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 1

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 1

G01P - Measuring Linear OR Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, OR SHOCK; Indicating Presence, Absence, OR Direction, OF Movement 1

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

Top 13 of 13 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

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

Vaisala, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01W (Meteorology), 61.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01W
Ranked #21,987 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Vaisala, Inc. against VON Ardenne GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.9/100 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

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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