USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

California Innovations Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 20 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: 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 F).

20
Total patents granted
6
CPC technology areas
24.1
Avg claims per patent
+11%
5-year grant velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, California ranks #14,510 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 20 patents across 6 technology areas.

#14,510
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 38%
by Innovation Score (39.4/100)
24.1
avg claims per patent
+11%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

California Innovations Inc. has been granted 20 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing California Innovations Inc. at #14,510 of 50,000 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 6 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 24.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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 F). As a Foreign Corporation, California Innovations Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, California sits between Braeburn Systems Llc (20 patents, rank #14,506) and Central Research Institute OF Electric Power Industry (20 patents, rank #14,514) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 39.4/100 blends portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Grant cadence records the difference between two grant-year windows. Between 2020 and 2024 the company received 10 grants, compared with 9 in the 2015–2019 window, a +11% shift in five-year grant velocity. Both windows cover five complete grant years; the latest PatentsView year is a partial release and is excluded from this comparison, though it still appears in the yearly table and chart below. Grant timing can lag the related application by years, so this comparison does not establish current R&D spending, strategic intent, or a company’s application activity. The Foreign Corporation classification provides context for the assignee record, not a conclusion about its business strategy.

Claim depth and technology breadth describe this aggregate record. California Innovations Inc.'s 24.1 average claims per patent is an average count, not a measure of claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk. The record spans 6 CPC subclasses. Combined with portfolio volume, these figures let readers compare the documented grant records of assignees in similar technology classes.

Who files at California's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows California holds 20 patents at rank #14,510, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near California

By rank, the assignees closest to #14,510 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for California, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (39 here).

California's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 38% higher than 62% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). This entry sits in this band. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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California Innovations Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2016 2 10.0%
2017 1 5.0%
2018 3 15.0%
2019 3 15.0%
2020 2 10.0%
2021 2 10.0%
2022 3 15.0%
2023 1 5.0%
2024 2 10.0%
2025partial year 1 5.0%

Grant record at a glance

Portfolio Volume 20 grants
CPC subclasses 6
Avg. claims / grant 24.1
Velocity +11%

Historical grant data only; it does not rate legal strength or current strategy.

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#14,510

of 50,000 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

39.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does California Innovations Inc. rank among US patent assignees?
According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), California Innovations Inc. ranks #14,510 of 50,000 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.
How many patents does California Innovations Inc. hold?
California Innovations Inc. holds 20 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 6 technology areas.
What is California Innovations Inc.'s Innovation Score?
California Innovations Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.4 out of 100 (top 38% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does California Innovations Inc. focus on?
California Innovations Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 17 patents. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.
Is California Innovations Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?
California Innovations Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +11% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.
What does claim depth mean for California Innovations Inc.'s patents?
California Innovations Inc.'s patents average 24.1 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 California Innovations 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.

How to use this portfolio

California's 20 grants land it in the top 38% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

  • Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - California ranks #14,510 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in B65D - see who else leads that technology area. B65D leaders
  • Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

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.