Where does Clover Corporation Limited rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Clover Corporation Limited ranks #31,234 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 Clover Corporation Limited hold?

Clover Corporation Limited holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is Clover Corporation Limited's Innovation Score?

Clover Corporation Limited has an Innovation Score of 21.7 out of 100 (9th 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 Clover Corporation Limited focus on?

Clover Corporation Limited's top technology area is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating) with 2 patents, ranking #828 of 1,836 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is Clover Corporation Limited's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Clover Corporation Limited's recent grant velocity is +33% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Clover Corporation Limited's patents?

Clover Corporation Limited's patents average 3.1 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 Clover Corporation Limited 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 Foreign Corporation

Clover Corporation Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Clover ranks #31,234 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 8 technology areas.

#31,234
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 9th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.7/100): 3.1
avg claims per patent: +33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31234 · Foreign Corporation #31,234 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,234/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Clearman Labs
CPC-NARROW F16K · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.7/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 3.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Clearman Labs, LLC (±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 Clover’s 21.7 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 7.6 pts (35%) Velocity 2.2 pts (10%) Breadth 10.0 pts (46%) Claim depth 1.9 pts (9%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Clover · this assignee

22
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Clover's Innovation Score is 21.7/100 (9th 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 Clover?

Each dot is one of Clover’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). Clover’s own 3.1 claims/patent is at or below the 12.3 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Clover's grants concentrate

Clover Corporation Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Clover sits between Clearman Labs, LLC and Cobra Fixations Cie Ltée—Cobra Anchors Co. Ltd..

Clover's three-year grant acceleration

Clover Corporation Limited shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Clearman Labs

8
Clearwater Paper

8
Clevertivity

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Cloud Software

8
Cluster

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Clutch Technologis

8
Coach IP Holdings

8
Cobra Fixations C…

8
Clover ◀

8

What this shows Clover holds 8 patents at rank #31,296, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Clover

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,296 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16K (Valves)

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

Clover's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

22 9th percentile higher than 9% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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Clover Corporation Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	12.5%
2018	2	25.0%
2020	3	37.5%
2022	1	12.5%
2025partial year	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Clover Corporation Limited patent most?

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 2

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 1

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 1

A23D - Edible Oils OR Fats, e.g. Margarines, Shortenings OR Cooking Oils 1

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 1

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 1

Top 8 of 8 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

Clover Corporation Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Clover Corporation Limited's lead technology class is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16K
Ranked #31,234 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Clover Corporation Limited against Clearman Labs, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.7/100 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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