Where does Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc. ranks #34,712 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 Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc. hold?

Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2022, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc. has an Innovation Score of 30.2 out of 100 (34th 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 Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc. focus on?

Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc.'s top technology area is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors) with 7 patents, ranking #90 of 584 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -60% 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 Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc.'s patents?

Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc.

Q: How is the Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing 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 PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2022. 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: E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Certainteed ranks #34,712 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 6 technology areas.

#34,712
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 34th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.2/100): 12.9
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34712 · US Corporation #34,712 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,712/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Celltool
CPC-NARROW E04F · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Celltool GMBH (±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 Certainteed’s 30.2 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 (24%) Velocity 6.7 pts (22%) Breadth 8.7 pts (29%) Claim depth 7.7 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Certainteed Gypsum… · this assignee

30
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Certainteed's Innovation Score is 30.2/100 (34th 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 Certainteed?

Each dot is one of Certainteed’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). Certainteed’s own 12.9 claims/patent is at or below the 13.6 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Certainteed's grants concentrate

Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Certainteed sits between Celltool GMBH and CHA Biotech Co., Ltd..

Certainteed's three-year grant acceleration

Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Celltool

7
Celo Foundation

7
Centessa Pharmace…

7
Centre Hospitalie…

7
CG RAIL—Chinesisc…

7
CG Technology

7
CH3 Solutions

7
CHA Biotech

7
Certainteed Gypsu… ◀

7

What this shows Certainteed holds 7 patents at rank #34,658, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Certainteed

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,658 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings)

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

Certainteed's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2022

Grants by year

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

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Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	42.9%
2018	2	28.6%
2020	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc. patent most?

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 7

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 4

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 4

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 4

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 4

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc.'s lead technology class is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04F
Ranked #34,712 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Certainteed Gypsum AND Ceiling Manufacturing Inc. against Celltool GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.2/100 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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