Where does BMT Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BMT Limited ranks #39,182 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 BMT Limited hold?

BMT Limited holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is BMT Limited's Innovation Score?

BMT Limited has an Innovation Score of 32.7 out of 100 (42nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is BMT Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

BMT Limited's recent grant velocity is -75% 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 BMT Limited's patents?

BMT Limited's patents average 11.8 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 BMT Limited 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 Foreign Corporation

BMT Limited

Q: What technology areas does BMT Limited focus on?

BMT Limited'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 2 patents, ranking #839 of 1,907 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 12 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: 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, BMT ranks #39,182 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 12 technology areas.

#39,182
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.7/100): 11.8
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39182 · Foreign Corporation #39,182 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,182/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Bluenix
CPC-FOCUS F16L · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.7/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Bluenix Co., Ltd. (±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 BMT’s 32.7 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 6.7 pts (20%) Velocity 6.7 pts (20%) Breadth 12.2 pts (37%) Claim depth 7.1 pts (22%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
BMT · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows BMT's Innovation Score is 32.7/100 (42nd 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 BMT?

Each dot is one of BMT’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). BMT’s own 11.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where BMT's grants concentrate

BMT Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 33.3% 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 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, BMT sits between Bluenix Co., Ltd. and Boardriders IP Holdings, LLC.

BMT's three-year grant acceleration

BMT Limited shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Bluenix

6
Bluereo

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Bmeye B V

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BML Productions

6
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6
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6
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6
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6

What this shows BMT holds 6 patents at rank #39,106, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BMT

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,106 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16L (Pipes)

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

BMT's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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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BMT Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	1	16.7%
2017	2	33.3%
2024	1	16.7%
2025partial year	1	16.7%

Which technologies does BMT Limited patent most?

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 2

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

B66D - CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists 1

B64C - AEROPLANES; Helicopters 1

B64D - Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; Flight SUITS; PARACHUTES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Power Plants OR Propulsion Transmissions IN Aircraft 1

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]; Equipment Therefor 1

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 1

H01H - Electric SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; Emergency Protective Devices 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

H02B - Boards, Substations OR Switching Arrangements FOR THE Supply OR Distribution OF Electric Power 1

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 1

H04B - Transmission 1

Top 12 of 12 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

BMT Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

BMT Limited'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), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16L
Ranked #39,182 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BMT Limited against Bluenix Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.7/100 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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