Overall rank by patents
#38,679
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 2 technology areas, active 2020–2022. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B21D (WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL).
The verdict
Ardagh holds 6 US patents across 2 technology areas, rank #38,679 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc. has been granted 6 US utility patents between 2020 and 2022, placing Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc. at rank #38,679 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 2 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 4.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in B21D (WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL). As a US Corporation, Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Ardagh sits between ARC Management & Services (6 patents, rank #38,675) and Arima Lasers Corp. (6 patents, rank #38,683) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 21.2/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Historical data spans 2020 through 2022, with 6 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc.'s 4.7 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while specialization in 2 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
ARC MANAGEMENT & SERVICES
6 patents
ARC MEDICAL DESIGN LIMITED
6 patents
ARC TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
6 patents
ARCUSIN, S. A.
6 patents
ARECO FINANCES ET TECHNOLOGIE—ARFITEC
6 patents
ARENA DISTRIBUTION S.A.
6 patents
ARGAMAN TECHNOLOGIES LTD
6 patents
ARIMA LASERS CORP.
6 patents
ARDAGH METAL BEVERAGE USA INC.
6 patents
What this shows Ardagh holds 6 patents at rank #38,679, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #38,679 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Ardagh's primary technology class.
Ardagh's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
21 Top 92% higher than 8% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2020–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | 50.0% |
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#38,679
Across all tracked assignees
21.2 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Ardagh's 6 grants land it in the top 92% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
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.