Where does Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc. ranks #20,846 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 Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc. hold?

Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc. holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 31.9 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%).

What technology areas does Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc. focus on?

Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc.'s top technology area is E04D (Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools) with 5 patents, ranking #55 of 243 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc.'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 Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc.'s patents?

Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc.'s patents average 16.0 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 Bluescope Buildings North America, 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

Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 14 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: E04D (Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Bluescope ranks #20,846 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 14 technology areas.

#20,846
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 39th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.9/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R20846 · US Corporation #20,846 · 13 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #20,846/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Black Mountain…
CPC-FOCUS E04D · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Black Mountain Industries, 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 Bluescope’s 31.9 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 9.1 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.2 pts (41%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Bluescope Buildings… · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Bluescope's Innovation Score is 31.9/100 (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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Bluescope?

Each dot is one of Bluescope’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). Bluescope’s own 16.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Bluescope's grants concentrate

Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 38.5% of grants classified under E04D (Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Bluescope sits between Black Mountain Industries, Inc. and Borregaard AS.

Black Mountain In…

13
Blackhawk Special…

13
Blanqi

13
Bleckmann & KG

13
Bollegraaf Patent…

13
Bollhoff Otalu

13
Borgwarner Emissi…

13
Borregaard AS

13
Bluescope Buildin… ◀

13

What this shows Bluescope holds 13 patents at rank #20,862, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bluescope

By rank, the assignees closest to #20,862 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04D (Roof Coverings)

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

Bluescope'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 · 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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Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	23.1%
2016	1	7.7%
2017	4	30.8%
2018	2	15.4%
2019	2	15.4%
2025partial year	1	7.7%

Which technologies does Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc. patent most?

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 5

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 5

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 4

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 3

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

B21D - Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal 1

B26B - Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 1

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 1

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc.'s lead technology class is E04D (Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools), 38.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04D
Ranked #20,846 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc. against Black Mountain Industries, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.9/100 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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