Where does 1859, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), 1859, Inc. ranks #44,281 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 1859, Inc. hold?

1859, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2024, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is 1859, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

1859, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 44.9 out of 100 (top 24% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does 1859, Inc. focus on?

1859, Inc.'s top technology area is B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE) with 5 patents, ranking #407 of 1,325 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is 1859, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for 1859, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for 1859, Inc.'s patents?

1859, Inc.'s patents average 19.4 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 1859, 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 US Corporation

1859, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2024. 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: B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, 1859 ranks #44,281 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 4 technology areas.

#44,281
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 24%
by Innovation Score (44.9/100): 19.4
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44281 · US Corporation #44,281 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
LOWER-Q #44,281/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 1045929 Ontario
CPC-NARROW B01L · 4 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2024 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 1045929 Ontario Limited (±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 1859’s 44.9 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 6.2 pts (14%) Velocity 20.0 pts (45%) Breadth 7.1 pts (16%) Claim depth 11.6 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
1859 · this assignee

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows 1859's Innovation Score is 44.9/100 (top 24% 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 1859?

Each dot is one of 1859’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). 1859’s own 19.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

1859 vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where 1859's grants concentrate

1859, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, 1859 sits between 1045929 Ontario Limited and 19th Hole Cart LLC.

1859's three-year grant acceleration

1859, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

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1824930 Alberta

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What this shows 1859 holds 5 patents at rank #44,284, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near 1859

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,284 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in 1859's primary technology class.

1859's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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1859, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	20.0%
2022	3	60.0%
2024	1	20.0%

Which technologies does 1859, Inc. patent most?

B01L - Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE 5

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 5

C12Q - Measuring OR Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids OR Microorganisms ; Compositions OR Test Papers THEREFOR; Processes OF Preparing Such COMPOSITIONS; Condition-responsive Control IN Microbiological OR Enzymological Processes 5

C40B - Combinatorial CHEMISTRY; Libraries, e.g. Chemical Libraries 5

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

1859, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

1859, Inc.'s lead technology class is B01L (Chemical OR Physical Laboratory Apparatus FOR General USE), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01L
Ranked #44,281 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare 1859, Inc. against 1045929 Ontario Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.9/100 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

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.