Where does Brightwell Dispensers Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Brightwell Dispensers Limited ranks #18,457 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 Brightwell Dispensers Limited hold?

Brightwell Dispensers Limited holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Brightwell Dispensers Limited's Innovation Score?

Brightwell Dispensers Limited has an Innovation Score of 31.6 out of 100 (38th 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 Brightwell Dispensers Limited focus on?

Brightwell Dispensers Limited's top technology area is B01F (Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing) with 2 patents, ranking #438 of 1,218 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is Brightwell Dispensers Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Brightwell Dispensers Limited's recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Brightwell Dispensers Limited's patents?

Brightwell Dispensers Limited's patents average 10.7 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 Brightwell Dispensers 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

Brightwell Dispensers Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: B01F (Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Brightwell ranks #18,457 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 13 technology areas.

#18,457
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 38th percentile
by Innovation Score (31.6/100): 10.7
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18457 · Foreign Corporation #18,457 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,457/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Bluefin BioMedicine
CPC-FOCUS B01F · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 31.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Bluefin BioMedicine, 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 Brightwell’s 31.6 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 9.6 pts (30%) Velocity 2.9 pts (9%) Breadth 12.7 pts (40%) Claim depth 6.4 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Brightwell Dispensers · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Brightwell's Innovation Score is 31.6/100 (38th 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 Brightwell?

Each dot is one of Brightwell’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). Brightwell’s own 10.7 claims/patent is at or below the 17.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Brightwell's grants concentrate

Brightwell Dispensers Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 13.3% of grants classified under B01F (Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Brightwell sits between Bluefin BioMedicine, Inc and CAILabs.

Brightwell's three-year grant acceleration

Brightwell Dispensers Limited shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Bluefin Biomedici…

15
Bottlekeeper

15
Brane Audio

15
Bright Machines

15
Broadridge Financ…

15
Brock University

15
C C Jensen A/S

15
Cailabs

15
Brightwell Dispen… ◀

15

What this shows Brightwell holds 15 patents at rank #18,456, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Brightwell

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,456 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B01F (Mixing)

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

Brightwell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 38th percentile higher than 38% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Brightwell Dispensers Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	13.3%
2017	1	6.7%
2018	2	13.3%
2020	4	26.7%
2021	3	20.0%
2022	2	13.3%
2023	1	6.7%

Which technologies does Brightwell Dispensers Limited patent most?

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 2

D06F - Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing OR Folding Textile Articles 2

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 2

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 1

A47K - Sanitary Equipment NOT Otherwise Provided FOR ; Toilet Accessories 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

Top 13 of 13 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

Brightwell Dispensers Limited's lead technology class is B01F (Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing), 13.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B01F
Ranked #18,457 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Brightwell Dispensers Limited against Bluefin BioMedicine, Inc, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 31.6/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.