X-rite Europe GMBH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, X-rite ranks #38,367 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 5 technology areas.
- #38,367
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 41st percentile
- by Innovation Score (32.5/100)
- 17.9
- avg claims per patent
- +100%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R38367 · Foreign Corporation #38,367 · 7 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
- LOWER-Q #38,367/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Wrethink
- CPC-NARROW G01J · 5 areas
- INNOV-THIN 32.5/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +100% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Wrethink, 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 X-rite’s 32.5 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around X-rite
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- X-rite Europe · this assignee 32
X-rite Europe · this assignee
32 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows X-rite's Innovation Score is 32.5/100 (41st 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 X-rite?
Each dot is one of X-rite’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). X-rite’s own 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where X-rite's grants concentrate
X-rite Europe GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 85.7% 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 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, X-rite sits between Wrethink, Inc. and Xiamen Institute OF Rare Earth Materials.
X-rite's three-year grant acceleration
X-rite Europe GMBH shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.
Who files at X-rite's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Wrethink
Wrethink, Inc.
7 patents
- Wuxi Smart Memori…
Wuxi Smart Memories Technologies Co., Ltd.
7 patents
- Wuyi Boda Industr…
Wuyi Boda Industry and Trade Co., Ltd
7 patents
- X-bow Launch Syst…
X-Bow Launch Systems Inc.
7 patents
- X-signal Integrat…
X-signal Integrated Co., Ltd.
7 patents
- Xappmedia
Xappmedia, Inc.
7 patents
- Xi'an Institute O…
Xi'an Institute OF Optics AND Precision Mechanics OF CAS
7 patents
- Xiamen Institute…
Xiamen Institute OF Rare Earth Materials
7 patents
- X-rite Europe ◀
X-rite Europe GMBH
7 patents
What this shows X-rite holds 7 patents at rank #38,338, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near X-rite
By rank, the assignees closest to #38,338 in granted patent volume.
- Wrethink, Inc. #38,334 · 7 patents
- Wuxi Smart Memories Technologies Co., Ltd. #38,335 · 7 patents
- Wuyi Boda Industry and Trade Co., Ltd #38,336 · 7 patents
- X-Bow Launch Systems Inc. #38,337 · 7 patents
- X-signal Integrated Co., Ltd. #38,339 · 7 patents
- Xappmedia, Inc. #38,340 · 7 patents
- Xi'an Institute OF Optics AND Precision Mechanics OF CAS #38,341 · 7 patents
- Xiamen Institute OF Rare Earth Materials #38,342 · 7 patents
Leaders in G01J (Measurement OF Intensity)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in X-rite's primary technology class.
- Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 253 in class
- Viavi Solutions Inc. 145 in class
- Raytheon Company 142 in class
- Commissariat A L'energie Atomique ET AUX Energies Alternatives 117 in class
- Konica Minolta, Inc. 91 in class
- Pixart Imaging Inc. 90 in class
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 88 in class
- Shimadzu Corporation 84 in class
X-rite's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
32 41st percentile higher than 41% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 14.3% |
Which technologies does X-rite Europe GMBH patent most?
Top 5 of 5 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
X-rite Europe GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- X-rite Europe GMBH'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), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01J
- Ranked #38,367 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare X-rite Europe GMBH against Wrethink, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 32.5/100 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.
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