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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Variable, Inc. ranks #43,901 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 Variable, Inc. hold?

Variable, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2020, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Variable, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Variable, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 24.4 out of 100 (14th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Variable, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Variable, Inc.'s patents?

Variable, Inc.'s patents average 15.0 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 Variable, 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

Variable, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Variable, Inc. focus on?

Variable, Inc.'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 6 patents, ranking #226 of 1,478 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2020. 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, Variable ranks #43,901 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 6 technology areas.

#43,901
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 14th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.4/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R43901 · US Corporation #43,901 · 6 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #43,901/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Valfix Medical
CPC-NARROW G01J · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Valfix Medical 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 Variable’s 24.4 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 (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Tohoku Magnet… · near

24
Furrion Property… · near

24
Variable · this assignee

24
Medigenebio · near

24
Prestige Ameritech · near

24
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Variable's Innovation Score is 24.4/100 (14th 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 Variable?

Each dot is one of Variable’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). Variable’s own 15.0 claims/patent is at or below the 18.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Variable's grants concentrate

Variable, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% 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 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Variable sits between Valfix Medical Ltd and Vaughn Realty Ventures LLC.

Valfix Medical

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Valterra Products

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Variperm Energy S…

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Vascular Insights

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Vasper Systems

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Vaughn Realty Ven…

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What this shows Variable holds 6 patents at rank #43,925, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Variable

By rank, the assignees closest to #43,925 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01J (Measurement OF Intensity)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Variable, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01J (Measurement OF Intensity), Variable ranks #226 of 1,478 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (24 here).

Furrion Property Holding Limited 24 Medigenebio Corporation 24 Tohoku Magnet Institute Co., Ltd. 24 Prestige Ameritech, Ltd. 24

Variable's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 14th percentile higher than 14% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Variable, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	16.7%
2018	2	33.3%
2019	1	16.7%
2020	2	33.3%

Which technologies does Variable, Inc. patent most?

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 6

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 1

H04M - Telephonic Communication 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

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

Variable, Inc.'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), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01J
Ranked #43,901 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Variable, Inc. against Valfix Medical Ltd, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.4/100 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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