Where does Biofilm IP, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Biofilm IP, LLC ranks #45,184 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 Biofilm IP, LLC hold?

Biofilm IP, LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Biofilm IP, LLC's Innovation Score?

Biofilm IP, LLC has an Innovation Score of 33.9 out of 100 (46th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Biofilm IP, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Biofilm IP, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Biofilm IP, LLC's patents?

Biofilm IP, LLC's patents average 34.4 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 Biofilm IP, 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

Biofilm IP, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Biofilm IP, LLC focus on?

Biofilm IP, LLC's top technology area is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General) with 4 patents, ranking #521 of 1,907 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Biofilm ranks #45,184 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 13 technology areas.

#45,184
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.9/100): 34.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R45184 · US Corporation #45,184 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #45,184/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH BIO Health Frontiers
CPC-FOCUS F16L · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 34.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: BIO Health Frontiers, 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 Biofilm’s 33.9 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 6.2 pts (18%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (37%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (44%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Biofilm IP · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Biofilm's Innovation Score is 33.9/100 (46th 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Biofilm?

Each dot is one of Biofilm’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). Biofilm’s own 34.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Biofilm's grants concentrate

Biofilm IP, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Biofilm sits between BIO Health Frontiers, Inc. and Biomedical Solutions Inc..

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Biofilm IP ◀

5

What this shows Biofilm holds 5 patents at rank #45,119, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Biofilm

By rank, the assignees closest to #45,119 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16L (Pipes)

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

Biofilm's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 46th percentile higher than 46% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Biofilm IP, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	40.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2017	2	40.0%

Which technologies does Biofilm IP, LLC patent most?

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 2

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 2

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 2

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 1

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 1

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 1

Top 13 of 13 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

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Biofilm IP, LLC's lead technology class is F16L (PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16L
Ranked #45,184 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Biofilm IP, LLC against BIO Health Frontiers, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.9/100 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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