Where does Castle Creations, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Castle Creations, Inc. ranks #34,678 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 Castle Creations, Inc. hold?

Castle Creations, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Castle Creations, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Castle Creations, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 24.9 out of 100 (16th 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 Castle Creations, Inc. focus on?

Castle Creations, Inc.'s top technology area is A63H (Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks) with 3 patents, ranking #104 of 312 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Castle Creations, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Castle Creations, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Castle Creations, Inc.'s patents?

Castle Creations, Inc.'s patents average 10.0 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 Castle Creations, 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

Castle Creations, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: A63H (Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Castle ranks #34,678 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 11 technology areas.

#34,678
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 16th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.9/100): 10.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34678 · US Corporation #34,678 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,678/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Carnot Compression
CPC-FOCUS A63H · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Carnot Compression 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 Castle’s 24.9 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 7.2 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (47%) Claim depth 6.0 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Castle Creations · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Castle's Innovation Score is 24.9/100 (16th 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 Castle?

Each dot is one of Castle’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). Castle’s own 10.0 claims/patent is at or below the 19.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Castle's grants concentrate

Castle Creations, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 42.9% of grants classified under A63H (Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (5 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Castle sits between Carnot Compression Inc. and Ccip, LLC.

Carnot Compression

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Carolina Coupon C…

7
CAS Center FOR Ex…

7
Casco Products

7
Castle Hill Holdi…

7
Catarc New Energy…

7
Cats Tonometer

7
Ccip

7
Castle Creations ◀

7

What this shows Castle holds 7 patents at rank #34,643, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Castle

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,643 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A63H (Toys)

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

Castle's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 16th percentile higher than 16% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Castle Creations, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	71.4%
2017	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Castle Creations, Inc. patent most?

A63H - Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks 3

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 2

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 2

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 2

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 2

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 2

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Castle Creations, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Castle Creations, Inc.'s lead technology class is A63H (Toys, e.g. Tops, Dolls, Hoops OR Building Blocks), 42.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A63H
Ranked #34,678 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Castle Creations, Inc. against Carnot Compression Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.9/100 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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