Where does Cold Chain, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cold Chain, LLC ranks #34,802 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 Cold Chain, LLC hold?

Cold Chain, LLC holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Cold Chain, LLC's Innovation Score?

Cold Chain, LLC has an Innovation Score of 28.7 out of 100 (28th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Cold Chain, LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Cold Chain, LLC's patents?

Cold Chain, 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 Cold Chain, 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

Cold Chain, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Cold Chain, LLC focus on?

Cold Chain, LLC's top technology area is F25D (REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 5 patents. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: F25D (REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cold ranks #34,802 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 11 technology areas.

#34,802
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 28th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.7/100): 16.3
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R34802 · US Corporation #34,802 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #34,802/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Cnpc Chuanqing…
CPC-FOCUS F25D · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Cnpc Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company Limited (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cold Chain · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cold's Innovation Score is 28.7/100 (28th 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.

Where Cold's grants concentrate

Cold Chain, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under F25D (REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Cold sits between Cnpc Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company Limited and Colorobbia Italia S.P.A..

Cnpc Chuanqing Dr…

7
-tech Development

7
Codesys Holding

7
Cognos Therapeuti…

7
Coldway

7
Coleman Cable

7
Color Health

7
Colorobbia Italia…

7
Cold Chain ◀

7

What this shows Cold holds 7 patents at rank #34,705, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cold

By rank, the assignees closest to #34,705 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F25D (Refrigerators)

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

Cold's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 28th percentile higher than 28% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Cold Chain, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	42.9%
2016	1	14.3%
2017	1	14.3%
2018	2	28.6%

Which technologies does Cold Chain, LLC patent most?

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 5

E05D - Hinges OR Suspension Devices FOR Doors, Windows OR Wings 5

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 4

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 3

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 3

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

E05F - Devices FOR Moving Wings Into Open OR Closed POSITION; Checks FOR WINGS; Wing Fittings NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Concerned With THE Functioning OF THE Wing 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

G07C - Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere 3

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 1

Top 11 of 11 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#34,802

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

28.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

Cold Chain, LLC's lead technology class is F25D (REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F25D
Ranked #34,802 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cold Chain, LLC against Cnpc Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.7/100 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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