Where does CENDRES+METAUX SA rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), CENDRES+METAUX SA ranks #45,543 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 CENDRES+METAUX SA hold?

CENDRES+METAUX SA holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is CENDRES+METAUX SA's Innovation Score?

CENDRES+METAUX SA has an Innovation Score of 20.1 out of 100 (7th 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 CENDRES+METAUX SA focus on?

CENDRES+METAUX SA's top technology area is A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene) with 3 patents, ranking #265 of 546 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

Is CENDRES+METAUX SA's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

CENDRES+METAUX SA'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 CENDRES+METAUX SA's patents?

CENDRES+METAUX SA's patents average 14.8 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 CENDRES+METAUX SA 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 Foreign Corporation

CENDRES+METAUX SA

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cendres+metaux ranks #45,543 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 2 technology areas.

#45,543
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 7th percentile
by Innovation Score (20.1/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R45543 · Foreign Corporation #45,543 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #45,543/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cellblock FCS
CPC-NARROW A61C · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 20.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.8 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cellblock FCS, LLC (±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 Cendres+metaux’s 20.1 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 6.2 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 5.0 pts (25%) Claim depth 8.9 pts (44%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CENDRES+METAUX · this assignee

20
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cendres+metaux's Innovation Score is 20.1/100 (7th 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 Cendres+metaux?

Each dot is one of Cendres+metaux’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). Cendres+metaux’s own 14.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Cendres+metaux's grants concentrate

CENDRES+METAUX SA is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Cendres+metaux sits between Cellblock FCS, LLC and Central BAG & Burlap Co..

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5
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5
Celonova Stent

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5
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5
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5

What this shows CENDRES+METAUX holds 5 patents at rank #45,476, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near CENDRES+METAUX

By rank, the assignees closest to #45,476 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61C (Dentistry)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in CENDRES+METAUX's primary technology class.

Cendres+metaux's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

20 7th percentile higher than 7% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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CENDRES+METAUX SA patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	40.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2018	2	40.0%

Which technologies does CENDRES+METAUX SA patent most?

A61C - DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene 3

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 2

Top 2 of 2 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

CENDRES+METAUX SA's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

CENDRES+METAUX SA's lead technology class is A61C (DENTISTRY; Apparatus OR Methods FOR Oral OR Dental Hygiene), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61C
Ranked #45,543 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare CENDRES+METAUX SA against Cellblock FCS, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 20.1/100 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

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.