Where does A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc. ranks #23,758 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.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc. hold?

A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2020, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc.'s Innovation Score?

A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc. has an Innovation Score of 33.8 out of 100 (46th 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.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc. focus on?

A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc.'s top technology area is B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 7 patents, ranking #76 of 469 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -78% 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.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc.'s patents?

A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc.'s patents average 20.0 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.C. Dispensing Equipment 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

A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2020. 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: B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, A.c. ranks #23,758 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 14 technology areas.

#23,758
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.8/100): 20.0
avg claims per patent: -78%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23758 · Foreign Corporation #23,758 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #23,758/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 8 BIT Development
CPC-FOCUS B67D · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.8/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.0 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -78% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 8 BIT Development 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.c.’s 33.8 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 8.6 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (39%) Claim depth 12.0 pts (36%)

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What this shows A.c.'s Innovation Score is 33.8/100 (46th 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.c.?

Each dot is one of A.c.’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.c.’s own 20.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where A.c.'s grants concentrate

A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 63.6% of grants classified under B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, A.c. sits between 8 BIT Development Inc. and A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc..

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What this shows A.C. holds 11 patents at rank #23,752, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AC

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,752 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B67D (Dispensing)

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

A.c.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 46th percentile higher than 46% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	18.2%
2017	2	18.2%
2018	3	27.3%
2019	2	18.2%
2020	2	18.2%

Which technologies does A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc. patent most?

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 7

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 5

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 3

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 3

G01G - Weighing 2

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 1

G01J - Measurement OF Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase OR Pulse Characteristics OF Infrared, Visible OR Ultraviolet LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; Radiation Pyrometry 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 1

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 1

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 1

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 1

A23C - Dairy Products, e.g. Milk, Butter OR CHEESE; Milk OR Cheese SUBSTITUTES; Making OR Treatment Thereof 1

Top 14 of 14 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.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc.'s lead technology class is B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 63.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B67D
Ranked #23,758 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare A.C. Dispensing Equipment Inc. against 8 BIT Development Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.8/100 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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