USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 50 granted patents across 16 technology areas, active 2016–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B05B (SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.6

Avg claims per patent

+113%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Capstan holds 50 US patents across 16 technology areas, rank #6,635 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#6,635
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.4/100): 19.6
avg claims per patent: +113%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. has been granted 50 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. at rank #6,635 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 16 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in B05B (SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES). As a US Corporation, Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Capstan sits between Chinese Research Academy OF Environmental Sciences (50 patents, rank #6,631) and Cytiva Bioprocess R&D AB (50 patents, rank #6,639) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 45.4/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 34 grants, compared with 16 in the 2015–2019 window, a +113% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.'s 19.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 16 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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50

What this shows Capstan holds 50 patents at rank #6,635, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Capstan

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,635 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05B (Spraying Apparatus)

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

Capstan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 23% higher than 77% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	4.0%
2017	4	8.0%
2018	5	10.0%
2019	5	10.0%
2020	8	16.0%
2021	6	12.0%
2022	4	8.0%
2023	7	14.0%
2024	6	12.0%
2025	3	6.0%

Which technologies does Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. patent most?

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 37

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING 28

A01M - CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS ; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS 13

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 10

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES 7

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 5

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 5

B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT 4

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 4

H01H - ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES 3

A01B - SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES OR IMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL 3

A01G - HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING 3

E01C - CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR 2

B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL 2

F17C - VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES 2

Top 15 of 16 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,635

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. hold?

Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. holds 50 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 16 technology areas.

What is Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. focus on?

Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is B05B (SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES) with 37 patents. The company has filed patents in 16 CPC subclasses total.

Is Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +113% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.'s patents average 19.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Capstan Ag Systems, 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

Capstan's 50 grants land it in the top 23% 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 - Capstan ranks #6,635 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B05B - see who else leads that technology area. B05B 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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.