Where does Vixs Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Vixs Systems, Inc. ranks #3,419 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 Vixs Systems, Inc. hold?

Vixs Systems, Inc. holds 109 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Vixs Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Vixs Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.8 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Vixs Systems, Inc. focus on?

Vixs Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television) with 91 patents, ranking #218 of 5,951 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

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

Vixs Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -99% 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 Vixs Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Vixs Systems, Inc.'s patents average 15.7 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 Vixs Systems, 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 Foreign Corporation

Vixs Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 109 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vixs ranks #3,419 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 109 patents across 16 technology areas.

#3,419
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (39.8/100): 15.7
avg claims per patent: -99%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R3419 · Foreign Corporation #3,419 · 109 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 109 grants
TOP-DECILE #3,419/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH The Stanley Works…
CPC-FOCUS H04N · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -99% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: The Stanley Works Israel 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 Vixs’s 39.8 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 16.2 pts (41%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.1 pts (36%) Claim depth 9.4 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Gingy Technology · near

40
Mhwirth AS · near

40
Nicoventures Holdings · near

40
Virsec Systems · near

40
Vixs Systems · this assignee

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Vixs's Innovation Score is 39.8/100 (top 37% 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 Vixs?

Each dot is one of Vixs’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). Vixs’s own 15.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Vixs's grants concentrate

Vixs Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 83.5% of grants classified under H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (40 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Vixs sits between The Stanley Works Israel Ltd. and Bridgestone Europe NV/SA.

The Stanley Works…

109
Toshiba Digital S…

109
Toshiba Kikai

109
Unilin BV

109
Vixs Systems ◀

109
ABB Oy

108
Berry Global

108
Bradley Fixtures

108
Bridgestone Europ…

108

What this shows Vixs holds 109 patents at rank #3,419, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Vixs

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,419 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04N (Pictorial Communication)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Vixs, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In H04N (Pictorial Communication), Vixs ranks #218 of 5,951 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

Nicoventures Holdings Limited 40 Gingy Technology Inc. 40 Mhwirth AS 40 Virsec Systems, Inc. 40

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (15.7 here).

Zoll Circulation, Inc. 15.7 avg UDC Ireland Limited 15.7 avg MAN Truck &Bus AG 15.7 avg Parallels International GmbH 15.7 avg

Vixs's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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Vixs Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	27	24.8%
2016	40	36.7%
2017	34	31.2%
2018	4	3.7%
2019	3	2.8%
2020	1	0.9%

Which technologies does Vixs Systems, Inc. patent most?

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 91

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 20

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 17

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 10

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 4

H04B - Transmission 3

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 3

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 3

G10L - Speech Analysis Techniques OR Speech SYNTHESIS; Speech RECOGNITION; Speech OR Voice Processing TECHNIQUES; Speech OR Audio Coding OR Decoding 2

H03G - Control OF Amplification 2

H01L - Semiconductor Devices NOT Covered BY Class H10 1

H03M - CODING; DECODING; Code Conversion IN General 1

G11B - Information Storage Based ON Relative Movement Between Record Carrier AND Transducer 1

H03L - Automatic Control, Starting, Synchronisation OR Stabilisation OF Generators OF Electronic Oscillations OR Pulses 1

H04H - Broadcast Communication 1

Top 15 of 16 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

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

Vixs Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is H04N (Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television), 83.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04N
Ranked #3,419 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Vixs Systems, Inc. against The Stanley Works Israel Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.8/100 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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