USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Vivotek Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 167 granted patents across 34 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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167

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.9

Avg claims per patent

-39%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Vivotek holds 167 US patents across 34 technology areas, rank #2,355 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,355
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 16%
by Innovation Score (48.8/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: -39%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Vivotek Inc. has been granted 167 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Vivotek Inc. at rank #2,355 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 34 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION). As a Foreign Corporation, Vivotek Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Vivotek sits between Software Gmbh (167 patents, rank #2,351) and Hypertherm, Inc. (166 patents, rank #2,359) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 48.8/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 63 grants, compared with 104 in the 2015–2019 window, a -39% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Vivotek Inc.'s 12.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 34 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Vivotek Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Vivotek holds 167 patents at rank #2,355, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vivotek

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,355 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Vivotek's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

49 Top 16% higher than 84% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Vivotek Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	3.6%
2016	18	10.8%
2017	26	15.6%
2018	27	16.2%
2019	27	16.2%
2020	21	12.6%
2021	10	6.0%
2022	10	6.0%
2023	8	4.8%
2024	6	3.6%
2025	8	4.8%

Which technologies does Vivotek Inc. patent most?

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 79

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 47

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 41

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 16

G03B - APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 15

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 12

G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER 9

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 6

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 6

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 5

Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS 5

F21V - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 5

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 4

F16M - FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS 2

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 2

Top 15 of 34 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,355

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Vivotek Inc. hold?

Vivotek Inc. holds 167 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 34 technology areas.

What is Vivotek Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Vivotek Inc. has an Innovation Score of 48.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Vivotek Inc. focus on?

Vivotek Inc.'s top technology area is H04N (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION) with 79 patents. The company has filed patents in 34 CPC subclasses total.

Is Vivotek Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Vivotek Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -39% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Vivotek Inc.'s patents average 12.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Vivotek 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.

How to use this portfolio

Vivotek's 167 grants land it in the top 16% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Vivotek ranks #2,355 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H04N - see who else leads that technology area. H04N leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.