Where does Aspen Aerogels, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Aspen Aerogels, Inc. ranks #4,503 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 Aspen Aerogels, Inc. hold?

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. holds 78 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 33 technology areas.

What is Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 58.0 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Aspen Aerogels, Inc. focus on?

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s top technology area is B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus) with 44 patents, ranking #93 of 2,755 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 33 CPC subclasses total.

Is Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +80% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s patents?

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s patents average 19.9 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 Aspen Aerogels, 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

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 78 granted patents across 33 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Aspen ranks #4,503 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 78 patents across 33 technology areas.

#4,503
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (58.0/100): 19.9
avg claims per patent: +80%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4503 · US Corporation #4,503 · 78 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 78 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,503/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Alclear
CPC-FOCUS B01J · 33 areas
INNOV-PAR 58.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +80% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Alclear, LLC (±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 Aspen’s 58.0 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 15.1 pts (26%) Velocity 10.7 pts (18%) Breadth 20.3 pts (35%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
nLIGHT · near

58
Unlikely Artificial… · near

58
Aspen Aerogels · this assignee

58
NantCell · near

58
Project Canary PBC · near

58
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Aspen's Innovation Score is 58.0/100 (top 5% 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 Aspen?

Each dot is one of Aspen’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). Aspen’s own 19.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Aspen's grants concentrate

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 33 CPC subclasses with 56.4% of grants classified under B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (15 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Aspen sits between Westport Power Inc. and Curt G. Joa, Inc..

Aspen's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Aspen Aerogels, Inc. moved from 20 to 32 grants (1.60x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). See the growth leaderboard.

Westport Power

79
Zhejiang Universi…

79
Alclear

78
Aselsan Elektroni…

78
Bracco Imaging S…

78
Basso Industry

78
Bender & KG

78
Curt G Joa

78
Aspen Aerogels ◀

78

What this shows Aspen holds 78 patents at rank #4,503, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Aspen

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,503 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Aspen, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes), Aspen ranks #93 of 2,755 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (58 here).

NantCell, Inc. 58 Project Canary, PBC 58 Unlikely Artificial Intelligence Limited 58 nLIGHT, Inc. 58

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (19.9 here).

Macrogenics, Inc. 19.9 avg Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. 19.9 avg A10 Networks, Incorporated 19.9 avg Shopify Inc. 19.9 avg

Aspen's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

58 Top 5% higher than 95% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Aspen Aerogels, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	7.7%
2016	8	10.3%
2017	2	2.6%
2018	2	2.6%
2019	7	9.0%
2020	4	5.1%
2021	9	11.5%
2022	4	5.1%
2023	13	16.7%
2024	15	19.2%
2025partial year	8	10.3%

Which technologies does Aspen Aerogels, Inc. patent most?

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 44

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 34

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 32

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 25

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 24

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 21

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 19

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 18

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 16

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 12

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 12

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 8

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 8

C01P - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Structural AND Physical Aspects OF Solid Inorganic Compounds 6

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 6

Top 15 of 33 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

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s lead technology class is B01J (Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus), 56.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01J
Ranked #4,503 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Aspen Aerogels, Inc. against Westport Power Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 58.0/100 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

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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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