Where does Central Lake Armor Express, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Central Lake Armor Express, Inc. ranks #31,163 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 Central Lake Armor Express, Inc. hold?

Central Lake Armor Express, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Central Lake Armor Express, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Central Lake Armor Express, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.9 out of 100 (top 22% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Central Lake Armor Express, Inc. focus on?

Central Lake Armor Express, Inc.'s top technology area is A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like) with 5 patents, ranking #40 of 276 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Central Lake Armor Express, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Central Lake Armor Express, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Central Lake Armor Express, Inc.'s patents?

Central Lake Armor Express, Inc.'s patents average 12.9 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 Central Lake Armor Express, 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

Central Lake Armor Express, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Central ranks #31,163 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 9 technology areas.

#31,163
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 22%
by Innovation Score (45.9/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31163 · US Corporation #31,163 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,163/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cellceutix
CPC-NARROW A44B · 9 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cellceutix Corporation (±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 Central’s 45.9 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 7.6 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (44%) Breadth 10.6 pts (23%) Claim depth 7.7 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Central Lake Armor… · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Central's Innovation Score is 45.9/100 (top 22% 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 Central?

Each dot is one of Central’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). Central’s own 12.9 claims/patent is at or below the 18.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Central's grants concentrate

Central Lake Armor Express, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 62.5% of grants classified under A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Central sits between Cellceutix Corporation and Ceragon Networks Ltd..

Central's three-year grant acceleration

Central Lake Armor Express, Inc. shows 3 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Cellceutix

8
Cellecta

8
Celwise AB

8
Center for Techno…

8
Centurion Medical…

8
Centurion VR

8
Cequint

8
Ceragon Networks

8
Central Lake Armo… ◀

8

What this shows Central holds 8 patents at rank #31,264, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Central

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,264 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A44B (Buttons)

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

Central's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 22% higher than 78% of 49,997 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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Central Lake Armor Express, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	25.0%
2018	1	12.5%
2023	2	25.0%
2024	1	12.5%
2025partial year	2	25.0%

Which technologies does Central Lake Armor Express, Inc. patent most?

A44B - Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like 5

F41H - ARMOUR; Armoured TURRETS; Armoured OR Armed VEHICLES; Means OF Attack OR Defence, e.g. Camouflage, IN General 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

A41D - OUTERWEAR; Protective GARMENTS; Accessories 2

A41F - Garment FASTENINGS; Suspenders 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; Hand Carried Bags 1

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 1

F41C - Smallarms, e.g. Pistols, Rifles ; Accessories Therefor 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Central Lake Armor Express, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Central Lake Armor Express, Inc.'s lead technology class is A44B (Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like), 62.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A44B
Ranked #31,163 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Central Lake Armor Express, Inc. against Cellceutix Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.9/100 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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