Where does APG Polytech, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), APG Polytech, LLC ranks #23,876 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 APG Polytech, LLC hold?

APG Polytech, LLC holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2022, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is APG Polytech, LLC's Innovation Score?

APG Polytech, LLC has an Innovation Score of 31.2 out of 100 (37th 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 APG Polytech, LLC focus on?

APG Polytech, LLC's top technology area is C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients) with 11 patents, ranking #290 of 1,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is APG Polytech, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

APG Polytech, LLC's recent grant velocity is +20% 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 APG Polytech, LLC's patents?

APG Polytech, LLC's patents average 15.3 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.

How is the APG Polytech, LLC 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

APG Polytech, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2022. 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: C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, APG ranks #23,876 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 13 technology areas.

#23,876
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 37th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.2/100): 15.3
avg claims per patent: +20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R23876 · US Corporation #23,876 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #23,876/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AOL Advertising
CPC-FOCUS C08K · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AOL Advertising 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 APG’s 31.2 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 8.6 pts (28%) Velocity 0.7 pts (2%) Breadth 12.7 pts (41%) Claim depth 9.2 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
APG Polytech · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows APG's Innovation Score is 31.2/100 (37th 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 APG?

Each dot is one of APG’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). APG’s own 15.3 claims/patent is at or below the 17.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where APG's grants concentrate

APG Polytech, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, APG sits between AOL Advertising Inc. and Applied Concepts, Inc..

APG's three-year grant acceleration

APG Polytech, LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 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.

AOL Advertising

11
AON Global Operat…

11
AP Specialties

11
Apeiron Biologics

11
Apic Yamada

11
Apogee Technology…

11
Applied Biomimeti…

11
Applied Concepts

11
APG Polytech ◀

11

What this shows APG holds 11 patents at rank #23,818, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near APG

By rank, the assignees closest to #23,818 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances…)

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

APG's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 37th percentile higher than 37% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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APG Polytech, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	9.1%
2019	4	36.4%
2020	4	36.4%
2021	1	9.1%
2022	1	9.1%

Which technologies does APG Polytech, LLC patent most?

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 11

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 9

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 7

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 5

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 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

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 3

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 3

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 2

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

Top 13 of 13 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

APG Polytech, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

APG Polytech, LLC's lead technology class is C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C08K
Ranked #23,876 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare APG Polytech, LLC against AOL Advertising Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.2/100 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

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