Where does Adac Plastics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Adac Plastics, Inc. ranks #12,782 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 Adac Plastics, Inc. hold?

Adac Plastics, Inc. holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Adac Plastics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Adac Plastics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 47.4 out of 100 (top 19% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Adac Plastics, Inc. focus on?

Adac Plastics, Inc.'s top technology area is E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs) with 19 patents, ranking #54 of 815 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

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

Adac Plastics, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

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

Adac Plastics, Inc.'s patents average 18.6 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 Adac Plastics, 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

Adac Plastics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 17 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: E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Adac ranks #12,782 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 17 technology areas.

#12,782
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.4/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12782 · US Corporation #12,782 · 23 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #12,782/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH 1QB Information
CPC-FOCUS E05B · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: 1QB Information Technologies 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 Adac’s 47.4 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 11.0 pts (23%) Velocity 10.7 pts (23%) Breadth 14.6 pts (31%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Adac Plastics · this assignee

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Adac's Innovation Score is 47.4/100 (top 19% 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 Adac?

Each dot is one of Adac’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). Adac’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 18.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Adac's grants concentrate

Adac Plastics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 82.6% of grants classified under E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Adac sits between 1QB Information Technologies Inc. and Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc..

Adac's three-year grant acceleration

Adac Plastics, Inc. shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

1QB Information

23
Ablexis

23
ABM International

23
Acceleware

23
Addup

23
Advanced Messaging

23
Advanced Solution…

23
Aerpio Therapeuti…

23
Adac Plastics ◀

23

What this shows Adac holds 23 patents at rank #12,781, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Adac

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,781 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E05B (Locks)

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

Adac's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Adac Plastics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	13.0%
2017	5	21.7%
2018	1	4.3%
2019	2	8.7%
2020	2	8.7%
2021	1	4.3%
2022	3	13.0%
2023	2	8.7%
2024	3	13.0%
2025partial year	1	4.3%

Which technologies does Adac Plastics, Inc. patent most?

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 19

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 6

B60Q - Arrangement OF Signalling OR Lighting Devices, THE Mounting OR Supporting Thereof OR Circuits Therefor, FOR Vehicles IN General 5

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 4

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 4

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 3

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

H03K - Pulse Technique 1

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 1

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 1

Top 15 of 17 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

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

Adac Plastics, Inc.'s lead technology class is E05B (LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs), 82.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E05B
Ranked #12,782 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Adac Plastics, Inc. against 1QB Information Technologies Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.4/100 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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