Where does Visual Physics, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Visual Physics, LLC ranks #17,353 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 Visual Physics, LLC hold?

Visual Physics, LLC holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Visual Physics, LLC's Innovation Score?

Visual Physics, LLC has an Innovation Score of 36.3 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Visual Physics, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Visual Physics, LLC's recent grant velocity is +83% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Visual Physics, LLC's patents?

Visual Physics, LLC's patents average 18.2 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 Visual Physics, LLC 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

Visual Physics, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Visual Physics, LLC focus on?

Visual Physics, LLC's top technology area is B42D (BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Movable-strip Writing OR Reading Apparatus) with 14 patents, ranking #24 of 253 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 13 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: B42D (BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith A).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Visual ranks #17,353 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 13 technology areas.

#17,353
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.3/100): 18.2
avg claims per patent: +83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17353 · US Corporation #17,353 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #17,353/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Verity Instruments
CPC-FOCUS B42D · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Verity Instruments, Inc. (±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 Visual’s 36.3 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 10.0 pts (28%) Velocity 2.7 pts (7%) Breadth 12.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 10.9 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Visual Physics · this assignee

36
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Visual's Innovation Score is 36.3/100 (top 47% 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 Visual?

Each dot is one of Visual’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). Visual’s own 18.2 claims/patent is at or below the 18.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Visual's grants concentrate

Visual Physics, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 82.4% of grants classified under B42D (BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith A). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Visual sits between Verity Instruments, Inc. and Wagstaff, Inc..

Visual's three-year grant acceleration

Visual Physics, LLC shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

Verity Instruments

17
Vesper

17
Vicentra B V

17
Virtualitics

17
Vossloh-werke

17
Vycor Medical

17
Wacoal

17
Wagstaff

17
Visual Physics ◀

17

What this shows Visual holds 17 patents at rank #17,350, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Visual

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,350 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B42D (Books)

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

Visual's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% 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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Visual Physics, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	11.8%
2018	1	5.9%
2019	3	17.6%
2020	3	17.6%
2021	4	23.5%
2022	3	17.6%
2024	1	5.9%

Which technologies does Visual Physics, LLC patent most?

B42D - BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Movable-strip Writing OR Reading Apparatus 14

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 7

G03H - Holographic Processes OR Apparatus 3

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 3

B41M - Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing, 2

B44C - Producing Decorative Effects ; MOSAICS; Tarsia Work ; Paperhanging 2

B81C - Processes OR Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OR Treatment OF Microstructural Devices OR Systems 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State 1

G07D - Handling OF Coins OR Valuable Papers, e.g. Testing, Sorting BY Denominations, Counting, Dispensing, Changing OR Depositing 1

B41F - Printing Machines OR Presses 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 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

Visual Physics, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Visual Physics, LLC's lead technology class is B42D (BOOKS; Book COVERS; Loose LEAVES; Printed Matter Characterised BY Identification OR Security FEATURES; Printed Matter OF Special Format OR Style NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Devices FOR USE Therewith A), 82.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B42D
Ranked #17,353 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Visual Physics, LLC against Verity Instruments, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.3/100 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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