Where does Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP ranks #38,583 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 Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP hold?

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 1 technology areas.

What is Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP's Innovation Score?

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP has an Innovation Score of 13.5 out of 100 (2nd 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 Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP focus on?

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP's top technology area is A45B (Walking Sticks ; UMBRELLAS; Ladies' OR Like Fans) with 1 patents, ranking #32 of 64 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 1 CPC subclasses total.

Is Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP's patents?

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP's patents average 5.3 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP

Q: How is the Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP 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 PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 1 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: A45B (Walking Sticks ; UMBRELLAS; Ladies' OR Like Fans).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Adrian ranks #38,583 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 1 technology areas.

#38,583
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 2nd percentile
by Innovation Score (13.5/100): 5.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R38583 · US Corporation #38,583 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #38,583/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Adaptive Capacity Labs
CPC-NARROW A45B · 1 areas
INNOV-LOW 13.5/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 5.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Adaptive Capacity Labs, LLC (±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 Adrian’s 13.5 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 6.7 pts (50%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 3.5 pts (26%) Claim depth 3.2 pts (24%)

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What this shows Adrian's Innovation Score is 13.5/100 (2nd 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 Adrian?

Each dot is one of Adrian’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). Adrian’s own 5.3 claims/patent is at or below the 15.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Adrian's grants concentrate

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP is a focused PatentsView assignee: 1 CPC subclasses with 16.7% of grants classified under A45B (Walking Sticks ; UMBRELLAS; Ladies' OR Like Fans). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Adrian sits between Adaptive Capacity Labs, LLC and Advanced Biological Marketing, Inc..

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What this shows Adrian holds 6 patents at rank #38,788, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Adrian

By rank, the assignees closest to #38,788 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A45B (Walking Sticks)

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

Adrian's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

13 2nd percentile higher than 2% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	1	16.7%
2017	4	66.7%

Which technologies does Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP patent most?

A45B - Walking Sticks ; UMBRELLAS; Ladies' OR Like Fans 1

Top 1 of 1 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

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP's lead technology class is A45B (Walking Sticks ; UMBRELLAS; Ladies' OR Like Fans), 16.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A45B
Ranked #38,583 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP against Adaptive Capacity Labs, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 13.5/100 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.