USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad)

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 11 technology areas, active 2016–2020. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C12P (FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE).

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

6.2

Avg claims per patent

-75%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Centro holds 10 US patents across 11 technology areas, rank #26,025 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#26,025
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 87%
by Innovation Score (23.7/100): 6.2
avg claims per patent: -75%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad) has been granted 10 US utility patents between 2016 and 2020, placing Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad) at rank #26,025 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 11 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 6.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in C12P (FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE). As a Foreign Corporation, Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad) is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Centro sits between Cave Consulting Group, Inc. (10 patents, rank #26,021) and Chaei Hsin Enterprise Co., Ltd. (10 patents, rank #26,029) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 23.7/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 2 grants, compared with 8 in the 2015–2019 window, a -75% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad)'s 6.2 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 11 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad) against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Centro holds 10 patents at rank #26,025, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Centro's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 Top 87% higher than 13% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad) patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	10.0%
2017	3	30.0%
2018	3	30.0%
2019	1	10.0%
2020	2	20.0%

Which technologies does Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad) patent most?

C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE 9

C12R - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES C12C - C12Q, RELATING TO MICROORGANISMS 9

A23L - FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF 9

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 9

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 9

A23C - DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING OR TREATMENT THEREOF 9

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 9

A23V - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION 9

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 1

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 1

C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#26,025

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

23.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad) hold?

Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad) holds 10 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2020, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad)'s Innovation Score?

Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad) has an Innovation Score of 23.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad) focus on?

Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad)'s top technology area is C12P (FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE) with 9 patents. The company has filed patents in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad)'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad)'s recent filing velocity is -75% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad)'s patents?

Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad)'s patents average 6.2 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Centro De Investigación En Alimentación Y Desarrollo, A.c. (ciad) 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.

How to use this portfolio

Centro's 10 grants land it in the top 87% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Centro ranks #26,025 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C12P - see who else leads that technology area. C12P leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team

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