Where does AG Growth International Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AG Growth International Inc. ranks #16,559 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 AG Growth International Inc. hold?

AG Growth International Inc. holds 17 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is AG Growth International Inc.'s Innovation Score?

AG Growth International Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.8 out of 100 (top 45% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is AG Growth International Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AG Growth International Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -11% 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 AG Growth International Inc.'s patents?

AG Growth International Inc.'s patents average 17.8 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 AG Growth International 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

AG Growth International Inc.

Q: What technology areas does AG Growth International Inc. focus on?

AG Growth International Inc.'s top technology area is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors) with 13 patents, ranking #154 of 1,746 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AG ranks #16,559 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 15 technology areas.

#16,559
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 45%
by Innovation Score (36.8/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: -11%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16559 · Foreign Corporation #16,559 · 17 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
MID-PACK #16,559/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Aculon
CPC-FOCUS B65G · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DOWN -11% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Aculon 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 AG’s 36.8 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 10.0 pts (27%) Velocity 2.5 pts (7%) Breadth 13.7 pts (37%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Growth International · this assignee

37
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows AG's Innovation Score is 36.8/100 (top 45% 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 AG?

Each dot is one of AG’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). AG’s own 17.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where AG's grants concentrate

AG Growth International Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 76.5% of grants classified under B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, AG sits between Aculon Inc. and Akita University.

AG's three-year grant acceleration

AG Growth International Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

Aculon

17
Aero-flex

17
AFC Cable Systems

17
Affectlayer

17
Agatsuma

17
Ai21 Labs

17
Airbus DS SLC

17
Akita University

17
Growth Internatio… ◀

17

What this shows AG holds 17 patents at rank #16,548, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AG

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,548 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices)

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

AG's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

37 Top 45% higher than 55% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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AG Growth International Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	11.8%
2016	1	5.9%
2017	2	11.8%
2018	1	5.9%
2019	3	17.6%
2020	2	11.8%
2021	3	17.6%
2022	3	17.6%

Which technologies does AG Growth International Inc. patent most?

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 13

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; Fertilising 4

A01D - HARVESTING; Mowing 3

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 2

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 2

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 1

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 1

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 1

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 1

F26B - Drying Solid Materials OR Objects BY Removing Liquid Therefrom 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

Top 15 of 15 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

AG Growth International Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AG Growth International Inc.'s lead technology class is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors), 76.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65G
Ranked #16,559 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AG Growth International Inc. against Aculon Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.8/100 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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