Where does Carolina Moldings, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Carolina Moldings, Inc. ranks #31,138 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 Carolina Moldings, Inc. hold?

Carolina Moldings, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2023, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Carolina Moldings, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Carolina Moldings, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 38.0 out of 100 (top 42% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Carolina Moldings, Inc. focus on?

Carolina Moldings, Inc.'s top technology area is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing) with 5 patents, ranking #6,197 of 13,878 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Carolina Moldings, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Carolina Moldings, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +67% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Carolina Moldings, Inc.'s patents?

Carolina Moldings, Inc.'s patents average 16.0 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 Carolina Moldings, 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

Carolina Moldings, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2023. 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: G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Carolina ranks #31,138 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 20 technology areas.

#31,138
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 42%
by Innovation Score (38.0/100): 16.0
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31138 · US Corporation #31,138 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,138/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Car-O-Liner Group AB
CPC-FOCUS G06F · 20 areas
INNOV-THIN 38.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Car-O-Liner Group AB (±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 Carolina’s 38.0 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 (20%) Velocity 5.0 pts (13%) Breadth 15.8 pts (42%) Claim depth 9.6 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Carolina Moldings · this assignee

38
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Carolina's Innovation Score is 38.0/100 (top 42% 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 Carolina?

Each dot is one of Carolina’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). Carolina’s own 16.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Carolina's grants concentrate

Carolina Moldings, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Carolina sits between Car-O-Liner Group AB and Celanese Emulsions GmbH.

Carolina's three-year grant acceleration

Carolina Moldings, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Car-o-liner Group…

8
Cardiacsense

8
Cardiokinetix

8
Carlson Software

8
Cass Informations…

8
Catalogic Software

8
Catalyst Media Fo…

8
Celanese Emulsions

8
Carolina Moldings ◀

8

What this shows Carolina holds 8 patents at rank #31,252, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Carolina

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,252 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing)

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

Carolina's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

38 Top 42% higher than 58% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2023

Grants by year

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

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Carolina Moldings, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	12.5%
2019	2	25.0%
2020	1	12.5%
2021	1	12.5%
2022	2	25.0%
2023	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Carolina Moldings, Inc. patent most?

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 4

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 3

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

D03D - Woven FABRICS; Methods OF WEAVING; Looms 1

D04B - Knitting 1

D02G - Crimping OR Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, OR YARNS; Yarns OR Threads 1

G01K - Measuring TEMPERATURE; Measuring Quantity OF HEAT; Thermally-sensitive Elements NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01D - Measuring NOT Specially Adapted FOR A Specific VARIABLE; Arrangements FOR Measuring TWO OR More Variables NOT Covered IN A Single Other SUBCLASS; Tariff Metering APPARATUS; Measuring OR Testing NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses OF Section D, Relating TO Textiles 1

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

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

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 1

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 1

Top 15 of 20 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

Carolina Moldings, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Carolina Moldings, Inc.'s lead technology class is G06F (Electric Digital Data Processing), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06F
Ranked #31,138 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Carolina Moldings, Inc. against Car-O-Liner Group AB, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 38.0/100 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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