Where does Burton Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Burton Inc. ranks #28,315 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 Burton Inc. hold?

Burton Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Burton Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Burton Inc. has an Innovation Score of 26.1 out of 100 (19th 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 Burton Inc. focus on?

Burton Inc.'s top technology area is A63C (SKATES; SKIS; Roller SKATES; Design OR Layout OF Courts, Rinks OR THE Like) with 6 patents, ranking #20 of 125 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Burton Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Burton Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -71% 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 Burton Inc.'s patents?

Burton Inc.'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 Burton 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 Foreign Corporation

Burton Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: A63C (SKATES; SKIS; Roller SKATES; Design OR Layout OF Courts, Rinks OR THE Like).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Burton ranks #28,315 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 5 technology areas.

#28,315
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (26.1/100): 17.1
avg claims per patent: -71%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28315 · Foreign Corporation #28,315 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,315/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Baader Linco
CPC-NARROW A63C · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -71% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Baader Linco, 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 Burton’s 26.1 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 8.0 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (30%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Burton · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Burton's Innovation Score is 26.1/100 (19th 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 Burton?

Each dot is one of Burton’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). Burton’s own 17.1 claims/patent is at or below the 17.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Burton's grants concentrate

Burton Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 66.7% of grants classified under A63C (SKATES; SKIS; Roller SKATES; Design OR Layout OF Courts, Rinks OR THE Like). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Burton sits between BSI Business Systems Integration AG and Balltec Limited.

BSI Business Syst…

9
BT

9
Buddhist TZU CHI…

9
Bulletproof Prope…

9
Baader Linco

9
Bach Biosciences

9
Ballet Global

9
Balltec

9
Burton ◀

9

What this shows Burton holds 9 patents at rank #28,247, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Burton

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,247 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A63C (Skates)

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

Burton's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Burton Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	33.3%
2016	2	22.2%
2019	2	22.2%
2020	1	11.1%
2021	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Burton Inc. patent most?

A63C - SKATES; SKIS; Roller SKATES; Design OR Layout OF Courts, Rinks OR THE Like 6

A43B - Characteristic Features OF FOOTWEAR; Parts OF Footwear 3

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 1

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 1

G06K - Graphical Data Reading ; Presentation OF DATA; Record CARRIERS; Handling Record Carriers 1

Top 5 of 5 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

Burton Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Burton Inc.'s lead technology class is A63C (SKATES; SKIS; Roller SKATES; Design OR Layout OF Courts, Rinks OR THE Like), 66.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A63C
Ranked #28,315 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Burton Inc. against BSI Business Systems Integration AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.1/100 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.