Measurement Science Patents: Who Leads, Where the Gaps Are 2026
Measurement Science & Metrology Patents: Who's Filing and What's Still Open
32.7% concentration at the top. The five most active assignees account for 287 of the 878 records in scope, but the remaining filers form a long tail of single- and low-count entrants. Filings rose from 42 in 2017 to a peak of 121 in 2023, then eased to 52 by 2024, a -4% change from the 54 filed in 2021. The 2025 and 2026 figures are still filling in due to publication lag and should not be read as a decline.
- 1STRONG FORCE VCN PORTFOLIO 2019 LLC12.2%
- 2ASML NETHERLANDS BV11.6%
- 3STRONG FORCE TX PORTFOLIO 2018 LLC4.6%
- 4CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG2.2%
- 5CARL ZEISS MEDITEC INC2.2%
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- The complete ranking, not just the top five
- Every IPC branch with its share of the corpus
- The most-cited records, and where claim space is still thin
Common questions on this landscape
Who holds the most patents in measurement science and metrology?
One assignee leads the ranked list with 107 of the 878 records in scope, well ahead of the fifth-place holder at 19 and the tenth-place holder at 11. The top five assignees combined hold 287 records, a 32.7% share of the corpus, but the ranking runs to 100 companies and thins into single-digit counts quickly below the top ten. This points to a field with one dominant filer rather than several closely matched competitors.
Is patent filing in measurement science and metrology still growing?
Filings peaked at 121 in 2023 and eased to 52 by 2024, a -4% change from the 54 filed in 2021 — best read as a plateau rather than a decline. Because publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, the 2025 and 2026 figures in any trend chart are still incomplete and will rise as more records publish. Judge momentum from the 2021-2024 window, not from the most recent one or two years.
Which technology areas carry the most patent claims in this field?
G01N, material analysis and testing, appears in 18.6% of the 878 records and is the single most heavily claimed IPC subclass in this corpus. G06Q (business and commerce data processing) follows at 13.2% and G01B (length and dimension measurement) at 11.8%, with optical classes G02F and G02B each above 9%. Because a single record can carry several IPC codes, these percentages add up to more than 100% and should be read as individual class shares, not as parts of one whole.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Measurement Science & Metrology Patent Landscape covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-08-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.