Where does Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. ranks #12,862 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 Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. hold?

Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 24.3 out of 100 (14th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Cequent Consumer Products, 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 Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.'s patents?

Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.'s patents average 6.7 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 Cequent Consumer Products, 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

Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. focus on?

Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.'s top technology area is F16G (Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor) with 2 patents, ranking #74 of 244 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 7 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: F16G (Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cequent ranks #12,862 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 7 technology areas.

#12,862
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 14th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.3/100): 6.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12862 · US Corporation #12,862 · 23 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #12,862/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cadwell Laboratories
CPC-NARROW F16G · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.3/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cadwell Laboratories, 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 Cequent’s 24.3 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 11.0 pts (45%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (39%) Claim depth 4.0 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cequent Consumer… · this assignee

24
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cequent's Innovation Score is 24.3/100 (14th 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 Cequent?

Each dot is one of Cequent’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). Cequent’s own 6.7 claims/patent is at or below the 18.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Cequent's grants concentrate

Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 8.7% of grants classified under F16G (Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (11 grants) versus a trough of 5 in 2017. By volume, Cequent sits between Ctera Networks Ltd. and Clarapath, Inc..

Ctera Networks

23
Cadwell Laborator…

23
Cagent Vascular

23
Cardica

23
Chemische Fabrik…

23
Cheng Shin Rubber…

23
Chromera

23
Clarapath

23
Cequent Consumer… ◀

23

What this shows Cequent holds 23 patents at rank #12,872, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cequent

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,872 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16G (Belts)

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

Cequent's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 14th percentile higher than 14% 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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Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	47.8%
2016	7	30.4%
2017	5	21.7%

Which technologies does Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. patent most?

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 2

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

A44B - Buttons, Pins, Buckles, Slide Fasteners, OR THE Like 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

B60D - Vehicle Connections 1

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16G (Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor), 8.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16G
Ranked #12,862 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. against Ctera Networks Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.3/100 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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