Where does Boston Incubator Center, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Boston Incubator Center, LLC ranks #31,072 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 Boston Incubator Center, LLC hold?

Boston Incubator Center, LLC holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Boston Incubator Center, LLC's Innovation Score?

Boston Incubator Center, LLC has an Innovation Score of 30.6 out of 100 (35th 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 Boston Incubator Center, LLC focus on?

Boston Incubator Center, LLC's top technology area is G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables) with 2 patents, ranking #1,146 of 2,515 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Boston Incubator Center, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Boston Incubator Center, LLC's recent grant velocity is -25% 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 Boston Incubator Center, LLC's patents?

Boston Incubator Center, LLC's patents average 17.1 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 Boston Incubator Center, 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

Boston Incubator Center, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 13 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: G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Boston ranks #31,072 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 13 technology areas.

#31,072
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 35th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.6/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: -25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31072 · US Corporation #31,072 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,072/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Bodyguard Products
CPC-FOCUS G05D · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -25% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Bodyguard Products LLC (±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 Boston’s 30.6 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 7.6 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (42%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Boston Incubator… · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Boston's Innovation Score is 30.6/100 (35th 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 Boston?

Each dot is one of Boston’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). Boston’s own 17.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Boston's grants concentrate

Boston Incubator Center, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Boston sits between Bodyguard Products LLC and BrainCool AB.

Bodyguard Products

8
Bor Jye Enterprise

8
Boréas

8
Boston Foundation…

8
Boston Inventions

8
Brabus

8
Bracket Computing

8
Braincool AB

8
Boston Incubator… ◀

8

What this shows Boston holds 8 patents at rank #31,086, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Boston

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,086 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables)

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

Boston's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 35th percentile higher than 35% 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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Boston Incubator Center, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	12.5%
2018	1	12.5%
2019	2	25.0%
2020	2	25.0%
2021	1	12.5%
2025partial year	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Boston Incubator Center, LLC patent most?

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

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 2

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 2

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 1

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 1

A61H - Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g. Devices FOR Locating OR Stimulating Reflex Points IN THE BODY; Artificial RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; Bathing Devices FOR Special Therapeutic OR Hygienic Purposes OR Specific Parts OF THE Body 1

G02B - Optical Elements, Systems OR Apparatus 1

B65F - Gathering OR Removal OF Domestic OR Like Refuse 1

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 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

Boston Incubator Center, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Boston Incubator Center, LLC's lead technology class is G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G05D
Ranked #31,072 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Boston Incubator Center, LLC against Bodyguard Products LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.6/100 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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