Overall rank by patents
#22,003
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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: A42B (HATS; HEAD COVERINGS).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Vicis ranks #22,003 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 4 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22003 · US Corporation #22,003 · 13 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Ventra Group Co. (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
Vicis · this assignee
19 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Vicis's Innovation Score is 18.6/100 (top 95% 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.
Vicis, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 23.1% of grants classified under A42B (HATS; HEAD COVERINGS). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Vicis sits between Ventra Group Co. and VS Vereinigte Spezialmoebelfabriken Gmbh & Co. KG.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
VENTRA GROUP CO.
13 patents
VERBIO VEREINIGTE BIOENERGIE AG
13 patents
VERMES MICRODISPENSING GMBH
13 patents
VIA MECHANICS, LTD.
13 patents
VIRTUAL MARKETING, LLC
13 patents
VOLTAFIELD TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
13 patents
VON ARDENNE GMBH
13 patents
VS Vereinigte Spezialmoebelfabriken GmbH & Co. KG
13 patents
VICIS, Inc.
13 patents
What this shows Vicis holds 13 patents at rank #21,990, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #21,990 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Vicis's primary technology class.
Vicis's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
19 Top 95% higher than 5% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 38.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2019 | 4 | 30.8% |
Top 4 of 4 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,003
of 50,000 tracked assignees
18.6 out of 100
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