Where does A. Finkl & Sons Co. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), A. Finkl & Sons Co. ranks #34,037 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 A. Finkl & Sons Co. hold?

A. Finkl & Sons Co. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2020, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is A. Finkl & Sons Co.'s Innovation Score?

A. Finkl & Sons Co. has an Innovation Score of 27.1 out of 100 (23rd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does A. Finkl & Sons Co. focus on?

A. Finkl & Sons Co.'s top technology area is C22C (Alloys) with 4 patents, ranking #336 of 948 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is A. Finkl & Sons Co.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

A. Finkl & Sons Co.'s recent grant velocity is -60% 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 A. Finkl & Sons Co.'s patents?

A. Finkl & Sons Co.'s patents average 12.0 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 A. Finkl & Sons Co. 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

A. Finkl & Sons Co.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2020. 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: C22C (Alloys).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, A. ranks #34,037 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 13 technology areas.

#34,037
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 23rd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.1/100): 12.0
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34037 · US Corporation #34,037 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,037/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 9143-8010 Quebec
CPC-FOCUS C22C · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 9143-8010 Quebec 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 A.’s 27.1 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 7.2 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (47%) Claim depth 7.2 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
A Finkl & Sons · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows A.'s Innovation Score is 27.1/100 (23rd 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 A.?

Each dot is one of A.’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). A.’s own 12.0 claims/patent is at or below the 14.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where A.'s grants concentrate

A. Finkl & Sons Co. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 57.1% of grants classified under C22C (Alloys). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, A. sits between 9143-8010 Quebec Inc. and AB Ludvig Svensson.

9143-8010 Quebec

7
A & B Packing Equ…

7
A Plus Biotechnol…

7
A&A International

7
A C E Internation…

7
A Celli Nonwovens…

7
A V Medical

7
AB Ludvig Svensson

7
A Finkl & Sons ◀

7

What this shows A. holds 7 patents at rank #34,039, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near A

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,039 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C22C (Alloys)

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

A.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 23rd percentile higher than 23% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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A. Finkl & Sons Co. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	14.3%
2019	4	57.1%
2020	2	28.6%

Which technologies does A. Finkl & Sons Co. patent most?

C22C - Alloys 4

C21D - Modifying THE Physical Structure OF Ferrous METALS; General Devices FOR Heat Treatment OF Ferrous OR Non-ferrous Metals OR ALLOYS; Making Metal Malleable, e.g. BY Decarburisation OR Tempering 4

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 3

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 3

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 3

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 2

F27D - Details OR Accessories OF Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens OR Retorts, IN SO FAR AS They ARE OF Kinds Occurring IN More Than ONE Kind OF Furnace 2

F27B - Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens OR Retorts IN GENERAL; Open Sintering OR Like Apparatus 2

F05C - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Materials, Material Properties OR Material Characteristics FOR Machines, Engines OR Pumps Other Than Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines 1

F16H - Gearing 1

C21C - Processing OF Pig-iron, e.g. Refining, Manufacture OF Wrought-iron OR STEEL; Treatment IN Molten State OF Ferrous Alloys 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

Top 13 of 13 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

A. Finkl & Sons Co.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

A. Finkl & Sons Co.'s lead technology class is C22C (Alloys), 57.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C22C
Ranked #34,037 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare A. Finkl & Sons Co. against 9143-8010 Quebec Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.1/100 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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