Where does Apium Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Apium Inc. ranks #44,766 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 Apium Inc. hold?

Apium Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Apium Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Apium Inc. has an Innovation Score of 27.5 out of 100 (24th 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 Apium Inc. focus on?

Apium Inc.'s top technology area is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication) with 2 patents, ranking #6,173 of 8,956 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Apium Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Apium Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Apium Inc.'s patents?

Apium 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 Apium 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

Apium Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Apium ranks #44,766 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 9 technology areas.

#44,766
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 24th percentile
by Innovation Score (27.5/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R44766 · US Corporation #44,766 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
LOWER-Q #44,766/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH AP Precision Metals
CPC-NARROW H04L · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: AP Precision Metals, 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 Apium’s 27.5 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 6.2 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Apium · this assignee

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What this shows Apium's Innovation Score is 27.5/100 (24th 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 Apium?

Each dot is one of Apium’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). Apium’s own 17.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 6.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Apium's grants concentrate

Apium Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Apium sits between AP Precision Metals, Inc. and APR Technologies AB.

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What this shows Apium holds 5 patents at rank #44,581, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Apium

By rank, the assignees closest to #44,581 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information)

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

Apium's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 24th percentile higher than 24% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

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

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Apium Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	20.0%
2019	2	40.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Apium Inc. patent most?

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 1

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 1

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 1

B63G - Offensive OR Defensive Arrangements ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; Aircraft Carriers 1

B63H - Marine Propulsion OR Steering 1

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

Top 9 of 9 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

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

Apium Inc.'s lead technology class is H04L (Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04L
Ranked #44,766 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Apium Inc. against AP Precision Metals, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.5/100 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.