Where does CleanNG, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), CleanNG, LLC ranks #45,715 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 CleanNG, LLC hold?

CleanNG, LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is CleanNG, LLC's Innovation Score?

CleanNG, LLC has an Innovation Score of 20.0 out of 100 (6th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

CleanNG, LLC's recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

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

CleanNG, LLC's patents average 12.8 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 CleanNG, 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

CleanNG, LLC

Q: What technology areas does CleanNG, LLC focus on?

CleanNG, LLC's top technology area is F17C (Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases) with 5 patents, ranking #72 of 408 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: F17C (Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cleanng ranks #45,715 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 3 technology areas.

#45,715
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 6th percentile
by Innovation Score (20.0/100): 12.8
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R45715 · US Corporation #45,715 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #45,715/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Clariant
CPC-NARROW F17C · 3 areas
INNOV-LOW 20.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Clariant S.A. (±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 Cleanng’s 20.0 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 (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (31%) Claim depth 7.7 pts (39%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
CleanNG · this assignee

20
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cleanng's Innovation Score is 20.0/100 (6th 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 Cleanng?

Each dot is one of Cleanng’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). Cleanng’s own 12.8 claims/patent is at or below the 13.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Cleanng's grants concentrate

CleanNG, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F17C (Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Cleanng sits between Clariant S.A. and ClearstoneIP, Inc..

Clariant

5
Clarke Industrial…

5
Clean Air Group

5
Clean Energy Fuels

5
Cleanvolt Energy

5
Clear-cut Medical

5
Clearh2o

5
Clearstoneip

5
Cleanng ◀

5

What this shows CleanNG holds 5 patents at rank #45,862, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near CleanNG

By rank, the assignees closest to #45,862 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F17C (Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed)

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

Cleanng's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

20 6th percentile higher than 6% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

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

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CleanNG, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%
2021	2	40.0%

Which technologies does CleanNG, LLC patent most?

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 5

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 4

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

Top 3 of 3 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

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

CleanNG, LLC's lead technology class is F17C (Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F17C
Ranked #45,715 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare CleanNG, LLC against Clariant S.A., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 20.0/100 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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