Where does Aperam rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Aperam ranks #15,120 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 Aperam hold?

Aperam holds 19 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Aperam's Innovation Score?

Aperam has an Innovation Score of 43.2 out of 100 (top 29% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Aperam focus on?

Aperam's top technology area is C22C (Alloys) with 13 patents, ranking #129 of 948 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Aperam's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Aperam's recent grant velocity is +275% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Aperam's patents?

Aperam's patents average 18.2 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 Aperam 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

Aperam

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 19 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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, Aperam ranks #15,120 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 19 patents across 22 technology areas.

#15,120
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.2/100): 18.2
avg claims per patent: +275%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R15120 · Foreign Corporation #15,120 · 19 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 19 grants
MID-PACK #15,120/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Amgine (US)
CPC-FOCUS C22C · 22 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.2 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +275% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Amgine Technologies (US), 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 Aperam’s 43.2 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 10.3 pts (24%) Velocity 5.3 pts (12%) Breadth 16.6 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.9 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Aperam · this assignee

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Aperam's Innovation Score is 43.2/100 (top 29% 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 Aperam?

Each dot is one of Aperam’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). Aperam’s own 18.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Aperam's grants concentrate

Aperam is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 68.4% of grants classified under C22C (Alloys). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Aperam sits between Amgine Technologies (US), Inc. and ASK Industries GmbH.

Aperam's three-year grant acceleration

Aperam shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

Amgine (US)

19
Anaptysbio

19
Aopen

19
AP Systems

19
Arbor Pharmaceuti…

19
Aris Horticulture

19
Artisent

19
ASK Industries

19
Aperam ◀

19

What this shows Aperam holds 19 patents at rank #15,096, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Aperam

By rank, the assignees closest to #15,096 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C22C (Alloys)

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

Aperam's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

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

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Aperam patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	5.3%
2019	3	15.8%
2020	4	21.1%
2021	3	15.8%
2022	1	5.3%
2023	6	31.6%
2024	1	5.3%

Which technologies does Aperam patent most?

C22C - Alloys 13

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 11

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 6

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 5

C22F - Changing THE Physical Structure OF Non-ferrous Metals AND Non-ferrous Alloys 3

B21B - Rolling OF Metal 3

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 3

A63B - Apparatus FOR Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, OR FENCING; Ball GAMES; Training Equipment 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

C22B - Production AND Refining OF Metals ; Pretreatment OF RAW Materials 2

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 2

B21C - Manufacture OF Metal Sheets, Wire, Rods, Tubes, Profiles OR Like Semi-manufactured Products Otherwise Than BY ROLLING; Auxiliary Operations Used IN Connection With Metal-working Without Essentially Removing Material 2

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 1

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 1

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Aperam's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Aperam's lead technology class is C22C (Alloys), 68.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C22C
Ranked #15,120 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Aperam against Amgine Technologies (US), Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.2/100 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.