Where does Automated Cashless Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Automated Cashless Systems, Inc. ranks #17,469 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 Automated Cashless Systems, Inc. hold?

Automated Cashless Systems, Inc. holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Automated Cashless Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Automated Cashless Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.0 out of 100 (top 42% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Automated Cashless Systems, Inc. focus on?

Automated Cashless Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus) with 16 patents, ranking #126 of 1,075 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is Automated Cashless Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Automated Cashless Systems, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +233% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Automated Cashless Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Automated Cashless Systems, Inc.'s patents average 19.2 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 Automated Cashless Systems, 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

Automated Cashless Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Automated ranks #17,469 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 2 technology areas.

#17,469
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (38.0/100): 19.2
avg claims per patent: +233%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17469 · US Corporation #17,469 · 16 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,469/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Atritech
CPC-NARROW G07F · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +233% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Atritech, 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 Automated’s 38.0 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 9.8 pts (26%) Velocity 11.7 pts (31%) Breadth 5.0 pts (13%) Claim depth 11.5 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Automated's Innovation Score is 38.0/100 (top 42% 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 Automated?

Each dot is one of Automated’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). Automated’s own 19.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Automated's grants concentrate

Automated Cashless Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Automated sits between Atritech, Inc. and Avava, Inc..

Automated's three-year grant acceleration

Automated Cashless Systems, Inc. shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

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What this shows Automated holds 16 patents at rank #17,470, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Automated

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,470 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus)

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

Automated's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Automated Cashless Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	6.3%
2018	1	6.3%
2019	1	6.3%
2020	2	12.5%
2021	1	6.3%
2022	3	18.8%
2023	2	12.5%
2024	2	12.5%
2025partial year	3	18.8%

Which technologies does Automated Cashless Systems, Inc. patent most?

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 16

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 12

Top 2 of 2 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

Automated Cashless Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Automated Cashless Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G07F
Ranked #17,469 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Automated Cashless Systems, Inc. against Atritech, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.0/100 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

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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