USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Ardent Mills, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 17 technology areas, active 2016–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B02C (CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.7

Avg claims per patent

+133%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Ardent holds 10 US patents across 17 technology areas, rank #25,800 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#25,800
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (38.1/100): 18.7
avg claims per patent: +133%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Ardent Mills, Llc has been granted 10 US utility patents between 2016 and 2023, placing Ardent Mills, Llc at rank #25,800 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 17 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in B02C (CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN). As a US Corporation, Ardent Mills, Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Ardent sits between Appthority, Inc. (10 patents, rank #25,796) and Aristotech Industries Gmbh (10 patents, rank #25,804) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 38.1/100 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. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 7 grants, compared with 3 in the 2015–2019 window, a +133% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. Ardent Mills, Llc's 18.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 17 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Ardent Mills, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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10
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10

What this shows Ardent holds 10 patents at rank #25,800, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ardent

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,800 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B02C (Crushing)

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

Ardent's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Ardent Mills, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	20.0%
2019	1	10.0%
2020	2	20.0%
2021	2	20.0%
2022	1	10.0%
2023	2	20.0%

Which technologies does Ardent Mills, Llc patent most?

B02C - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN 4

A23L - FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF 3

A23V - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION 3

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 3

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 3

C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES; DERIVATIVES THEREOF 3

C08H - DERIVATIVES OF NATURAL MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 3

B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL 2

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 2

B02B - PREPARING GRAIN FOR MILLING; REFINING GRANULAR FRUIT TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS BY WORKING THE SURFACE 1

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 1

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 1

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 1

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 1

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#25,800

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

38.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Ardent Mills, Llc hold?

Ardent Mills, Llc holds 10 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2023, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Ardent Mills, Llc's Innovation Score?

Ardent Mills, Llc has an Innovation Score of 38.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ardent Mills, Llc focus on?

Ardent Mills, Llc's top technology area is B02C (CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN) with 4 patents. The company has filed patents in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ardent Mills, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Ardent Mills, Llc's recent filing velocity is +133% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Ardent Mills, Llc's patents?

Ardent Mills, Llc's patents average 18.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Ardent Mills, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Ardent's 10 grants land it in the top 42% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Ardent ranks #25,800 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B02C - see who else leads that technology area. B02C leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.