Where does CF Traverse LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), CF Traverse LLC ranks #13,353 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 CF Traverse LLC hold?

CF Traverse LLC holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2022, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is CF Traverse LLC's Innovation Score?

CF Traverse LLC has an Innovation Score of 30.8 out of 100 (36th 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 CF Traverse LLC focus on?

CF Traverse LLC's top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 22 patents, ranking #672 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is CF Traverse LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

CF Traverse LLC's recent grant velocity is +75% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for CF Traverse LLC's patents?

CF Traverse LLC's patents average 16.3 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 CF Traverse LLC 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

CF Traverse LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2022. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, CF ranks #13,353 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 7 technology areas.

#13,353
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.8/100): 16.3
avg claims per patent: +75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13353 · US Corporation #13,353 · 22 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,353/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Carl Zeiss Meditec…
CPC-NARROW Y02E · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology 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 CF’s 30.8 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 10.8 pts (35%) Velocity 0.9 pts (3%) Breadth 9.4 pts (30%) Claim depth 9.8 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CF Traverse · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows CF's Innovation Score is 30.8/100 (36th 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 CF?

Each dot is one of CF’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). CF’s own 16.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where CF's grants concentrate

CF Traverse LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (7 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2022. By volume, CF sits between Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology Inc. and Clariant Production (FRANCE) S.A.S..

CF's three-year grant acceleration

CF Traverse LLC shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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.

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22
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Celloptic

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CF Traverse ◀

22

What this shows CF holds 22 patents at rank #13,347, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near CF

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,347 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

CF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2022

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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CF Traverse LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	5	22.7%
2019	3	13.6%
2020	7	31.8%
2021	5	22.7%
2022	2	9.1%

Which technologies does CF Traverse LLC patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 22

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 22

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 17

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 15

H01G - CAPACITORS; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices, Light-sensitive OR Temperature-sensitive Devices OF THE Electrolytic Type 15

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 11

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 2

Top 7 of 7 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

CF Traverse LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

CF Traverse LLC's lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #13,353 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare CF Traverse LLC against Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.8/100 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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