Where does Biochar Now, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Biochar Now, LLC ranks #19,516 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 Biochar Now, LLC hold?

Biochar Now, LLC holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Biochar Now, LLC's Innovation Score?

Biochar Now, LLC has an Innovation Score of 31.8 out of 100 (39th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Biochar Now, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Biochar Now, LLC's recent grant velocity is -60% 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 Biochar Now, LLC's patents?

Biochar Now, LLC's patents average 14.6 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 Biochar Now, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Biochar Now, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Biochar Now, LLC focus on?

Biochar Now, LLC's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 11 patents. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Biochar ranks #19,516 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 15 technology areas.

#19,516
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.8/100): 14.6
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19516 · US Corporation #19,516 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,516/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Berry Metal
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Berry Metal Company (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Biochar Now · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Biochar's Innovation Score is 31.8/100 (39th 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.

Where Biochar's grants concentrate

Biochar Now, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 78.6% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Biochar sits between Berry Metal Company and Bockatech Ltd..

Berry Metal

14
Beyond Innovation…

14
Biglobe

14
Biomimetic Therap…

14
Bitglass

14
Blended Wing Airc…

14
Bluetalon

14
Bockatech

14
Biochar Now ◀

14

What this shows Biochar holds 14 patents at rank #19,531, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Biochar

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,531 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

Biochar's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 39th percentile higher than 39% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

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

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Biochar Now, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	14.3%
2018	3	21.4%
2019	5	35.7%
2020	2	14.3%
2021	2	14.3%

Which technologies does Biochar Now, LLC patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 11

C10B - Destructive Distillation OF Carbonaceous Materials FOR Production OF GAS, Coke, TAR, OR Similar Materials 11

F23G - Cremation FURNACES; Consuming Waste Products BY Combustion 9

F23L - Supplying AIR OR Non-combustible Liquids OR Gases TO Combustion Apparatus IN General ; Valves OR Dampers Specially Adapted FOR Controlling AIR Supply OR Draught IN Combustion Apparatus ; Inducing Draught IN Combustion APPARATUS; Tops FOR Chimneys OR Ventilating SHAFTS; Terminals FOR Flues 8

F23B - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Combustion Using Only Solid Fuel 5

F23N - Regulating OR Controlling Combustion 5

B01D - Separation 2

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 2

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 2

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 2

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 2

C10L - Fuels NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Natural GAS; Synthetic Natural GAS Obtained BY Processes NOT Covered BY Subclasses C10g OR C10K; Liquified Petroleum GAS; USE OF Additives TO Fuels OR FIRES; Fire-lighters 1

C05G - Mixtures OF Fertilisers Covered Individually BY Different Subclasses OF Class C05; Mixtures OF ONE OR More Fertilisers With Materials NOT Having A Specific Fertilising Activity, e.g. Pesticides, Soil-conditioners, Wetting Agents ; Fertilisers Characterised BY Their Form 1

B09C - Reclamation OF Contaminated Soil 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#19,516

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

31.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Biochar Now, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Biochar Now, LLC's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 78.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #19,516 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Biochar Now, LLC against Berry Metal Company, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.8/100 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

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