Where does Circ, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Circ, LLC ranks #45,687 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 Circ, LLC hold?

Circ, LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is Circ, LLC's Innovation Score?

Circ, LLC has an Innovation Score of 52.4 out of 100 (top 10% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Circ, LLC focus on?

Circ, LLC's top technology area is Y02W (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management) with 5 patents, ranking #184 of 1,160 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

Is Circ, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Circ, LLC.

What does claim depth mean for Circ, LLC's patents?

Circ, LLC's patents average 18.6 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 Circ, 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

Circ, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 18 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: Y02W (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Circ ranks #45,687 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 18 technology areas.

#45,687
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.4/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R45687 · US Corporation #45,687 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #45,687/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cinarra Systems
CPC-FOCUS Y02W · 18 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cinarra Systems, 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 Circ’s 52.4 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 6.2 pts (12%) Velocity 20.0 pts (38%) Breadth 15.0 pts (29%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Circ · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Circ's Innovation Score is 52.4/100 (top 10% 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 Circ?

Each dot is one of Circ’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). Circ’s own 18.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Circ's grants concentrate

Circ, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under Y02W (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Circ sits between Cinarra Systems, Inc. and Citizen Watch Company of America, Inc..

Circ's three-year grant acceleration

Circ, LLC shows 3 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.

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What this shows Circ holds 5 patents at rank #45,851, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Circ

By rank, the assignees closest to #45,851 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02W (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewa…)

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

Circ's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 10% higher than 90% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Circ, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	20.0%
2022	2	40.0%
2024	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Circ, LLC patent most?

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 5

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 4

D01F - Chemical Features IN THE Manufacture OF Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles OR RIBBONS; Apparatus Specially Adapted FOR THE Manufacture OF Carbon Filaments 3

C08B - POLYSACCHARIDES; Derivatives Thereof 3

D06M - Treatment, NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere IN Class D06, OF Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers OR Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials 3

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 3

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 3

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 1

C12P - Fermentation OR Enzyme-using Processes TO Synthesise A Desired Chemical Compound OR Composition OR TO Separate Optical Isomers From A Racemic Mixture 1

D21H - Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

C12M - Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR MICROBIOLOGY; Apparatus FOR Culturing Microorganisms FOR Producing Biomass, FOR Growing Cells OR FOR Obtaining Fermentation OR Metabolic Products, i.e. Bioreactors OR Fermenters 1

D21B - Fibrous RAW Materials OR Their Mechanical Treatment 1

D21C - Production OF Cellulose BY Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing MATERIALS; Regeneration OF Pulping LIQUORS; Apparatus Therefor 1

Top 15 of 18 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

Circ, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Circ, LLC's lead technology class is Y02W (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02W
Ranked #45,687 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Circ, LLC against Cinarra Systems, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.4/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.