Where does Cascade Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cascade Corporation ranks #6,630 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 Cascade Corporation hold?

Cascade Corporation holds 50 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Cascade Corporation's Innovation Score?

Cascade Corporation has an Innovation Score of 43.1 out of 100 (top 29% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Cascade Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Cascade Corporation's recent grant velocity is -19% 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 Cascade Corporation's patents?

Cascade Corporation's patents average 12.8 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 Cascade Corporation 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

Cascade Corporation

Q: What technology areas does Cascade Corporation focus on?

Cascade Corporation's top technology area is B66F (Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load) with 39 patents, ranking #9 of 447 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 50 granted patents across 23 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B66F (Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cascade ranks #6,630 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 50 patents across 23 technology areas.

#6,630
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 29%
by Innovation Score (43.1/100): 12.8
avg claims per patent: -19%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R6630 · US Corporation #6,630 · 50 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 50 grants
UPPER-Q #6,630/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Capstan Systems
CPC-FOCUS B66F · 23 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -19% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Capstan Ag Systems, 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 Cascade’s 43.1 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 13.6 pts (31%) Velocity 4.9 pts (11%) Breadth 17.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 7.7 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
AIC Innovations Group · near

43
Cascade · this assignee

43
Mapbox · near

43
New York Blood Center · near

43
ST Jude Medical… · near

43
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cascade's Innovation Score is 43.1/100 (top 29% 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 Cascade?

Each dot is one of Cascade’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). Cascade’s own 12.8 claims/patent is at or below the 14.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Cascade's grants concentrate

Cascade Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 78% of grants classified under B66F (Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (9 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2023. By volume, Cascade sits between Chipbond Technology Corporation and Daiki Co., Ltd..

Cascade's three-year grant acceleration

Cascade Corporation shows 11 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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.

Chipbond Technolo…

50
Coavis

50
CSIR

50
Capstan Systems

50
Coinplug

50
Crucible Intellec…

50
Cytiva Bioprocess…

50
Daiki

50
Cascade ◀

50

What this shows Cascade holds 50 patents at rank #6,636, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cascade

By rank, the assignees closest to #6,636 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B66F (Hoisting)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Cascade, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B66F (Hoisting), Cascade ranks #9 of 447 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (43 here).

AIC Innovations Group, Inc. 43 ST. Jude Medical Coordination Center Bvba 43 Mapbox, Inc. 43 New York Blood Center, Inc. 43

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (12.8 here).

Shoei Chemical Inc. 12.8 avg Hongfujin Precision Electronics (ZHENGZHOU) Co., Ltd. 12.8 avg Beijing Jingdong Century Trading Co., Ltd. 12.8 avg Gemalto SA 12.8 avg

Cascade's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

43 Top 29% higher than 71% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Cascade Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	8.0%
2016	9	18.0%
2017	3	6.0%
2018	7	14.0%
2019	4	8.0%
2020	4	8.0%
2021	7	14.0%
2022	6	12.0%
2023	2	4.0%
2024	3	6.0%
2025partial year	1	2.0%

Which technologies does Cascade Corporation patent most?

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 39

F15B - Systems Acting BY Means OF Fluids IN GENERAL; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; Details OF Fluid-pressure Systems, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 10

G01G - Weighing 5

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 3

E02F - DREDGING; Soil-shifting 3

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 2

H04B - Transmission 2

B22D - Casting OF METALS; Casting OF Other Substances BY THE Same Processes OR Devices 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 1

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 1

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 1

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 1

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

Top 15 of 23 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

Cascade Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Cascade Corporation's lead technology class is B66F (Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load), 78% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B66F
Ranked #6,630 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cascade Corporation against Chipbond Technology Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.1/100 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

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