Where does BYK USA Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), BYK USA Inc. ranks #31,112 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 BYK USA Inc. hold?

BYK USA Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2021, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is BYK USA Inc.'s Innovation Score?

BYK USA Inc. has an Innovation Score of 32.3 out of 100 (41st 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 BYK USA Inc. focus on?

BYK USA Inc.'s top technology area is C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere) with 6 patents, ranking #412 of 1,605 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 16 CPC subclasses total.

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

BYK USA Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -40% 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 BYK USA Inc.'s patents?

BYK USA Inc.'s patents average 17.6 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 BYK USA 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

BYK USA Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 16 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2021. 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: C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, BYK ranks #31,112 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 16 technology areas.

#31,112
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 41st percentile
by Innovation Score (32.3/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: -40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31112 · US Corporation #31,112 · 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 #31,112/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Bala Bangles
CPC-FOCUS C09K · 16 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Bala Bangles, 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 BYK’s 32.3 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 (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 14.1 pts (44%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
BYK USA · this assignee

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows BYK's Innovation Score is 32.3/100 (41st 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 BYK?

Each dot is one of BYK’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). BYK’s own 17.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where BYK's grants concentrate

BYK USA Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 16 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, BYK sits between BRØDRENE Hartmann A/S and Banner Health.

BRØDrene Hartmann…

8
BS&B Safety Syste…

8
BTU International

8
Bullseye HIP Repl…

8
Bala Bangles

8
Balmoral Comtec

8
Banco Bilbao Vizc…

8
Banner Health

8
BYK USA ◀

8

What this shows BYK holds 8 patents at rank #31,026, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BYK

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,026 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications)

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

BYK's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 41st percentile higher than 41% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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BYK USA Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	25.0%
2018	1	12.5%
2019	2	25.0%
2020	1	12.5%
2021	2	25.0%

Which technologies does BYK USA Inc. patent most?

C09K - Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 6

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 4

C09C - Treatment OF Inorganic Materials, Other Than Fibrous Fillers, TO Enhance Their Pigmenting OR Filling Properties ; Preparation OF Carbon Black ; ; Preparation OF Inorganic Materials Which ARE NO Single Chemical Compounds AND Which ARE Mainly Used AS Pigments OR Fillers 3

C01B - Non-metallic ELEMENTS; Compounds THEREOF; ; Metalloids OR Compounds Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclass C01c 3

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 3

C10M - Lubricating Compositions ; USE OF Chemical Substances Either Alone OR AS Lubricating Ingredients IN A Lubricating Composition 1

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 1

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 1

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 1

C10N - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass C10m Relating TO Lubricating Compositions 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 1

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 1

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

Top 15 of 16 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

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

BYK USA Inc.'s lead technology class is C09K (Materials FOR Miscellaneous Applications, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C09K
Ranked #31,112 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare BYK USA Inc. against BRØDRENE Hartmann A/S, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.3/100 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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