Where does Vapor IO Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Vapor IO Inc. ranks #8,958 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 Vapor IO Inc. hold?

Vapor IO Inc. holds 36 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is Vapor IO Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Vapor IO Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.9 out of 100 (top 22% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Vapor IO Inc. focus on?

Vapor IO Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 28 patents, ranking #1,576 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

Is Vapor IO Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Vapor IO Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +77% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Vapor IO Inc.'s patents?

Vapor IO Inc.'s patents average 25.9 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 Vapor IO 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

Vapor IO Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 36 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vapor ranks #8,958 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 36 patents across 19 technology areas.

#8,958
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 22%
by Innovation Score (45.9/100): 25.9
avg claims per patent: +77%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8958 · US Corporation #8,958 · 36 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 36 grants
UPPER-Q #8,958/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Universite De…
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 19 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 25.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +77% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Universite De Bretagne Occidentale (±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 Vapor’s 45.9 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 12.5 pts (27%) Velocity 3.0 pts (7%) Breadth 15.4 pts (34%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Arrcus · near

46
Gustav Klauke · near

46
Neturen · near

46
Valencell · near

46
Vapor IO · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Vapor's Innovation Score is 45.9/100 (top 22% 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 Vapor?

Each dot is one of Vapor’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). Vapor’s own 25.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Vapor's grants concentrate

Vapor IO Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Vapor sits between Universite De Bretagne Occidentale and Voxer IP LLC.

Vapor's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Vapor IO Inc. moved from 20 to 9 grants (0.45x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Universite De Bre…

36
Valmet Automation…

36
Vernet

36
Valneva Austria

36
View Operating

36
Vieworks

36
Voicebox

36
Voxer IP

36
Vapor IO ◀

36

What this shows Vapor holds 36 patents at rank #8,958, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vapor

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,958 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Vapor, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), Vapor ranks #1,576 of 13,878 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (46 here).

Gustav Klauke GMBH 46 Neturen Co., Ltd. 46 Valencell, Inc. 46 Arrcus Inc. 46

Vapor's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 22% higher than 78% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Vapor IO Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	2.8%
2017	2	5.6%
2018	4	11.1%
2019	6	16.7%
2020	7	19.4%
2021	7	19.4%
2022	4	11.1%
2023	3	8.3%
2024	2	5.6%

Which technologies does Vapor IO Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 28

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 26

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 22

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 10

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 6

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 6

H02M - Apparatus FOR Conversion Between AC AND AC, Between AC AND DC, OR Between DC AND DC, AND FOR USE With Mains OR Similar Power Supply SYSTEMS; Conversion OF DC OR AC Input Power Into Surge Output POWER; Control OR Regulation Thereof 4

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 4

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 4

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 4

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 4

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 4

A62C - Fire-fighting 4

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 4

Top 15 of 19 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

Vapor IO Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Vapor IO Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #8,958 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Vapor IO Inc. against Universite De Bretagne Occidentale, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.9/100 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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