Where does Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC ranks #22,399 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 Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC hold?

Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC's Innovation Score?

Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC has an Innovation Score of 32.4 out of 100 (41st percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Colorado Energy Research Technologies, 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 Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC's patents?

Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC's patents average 19.8 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC focus on?

Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC's top technology area is 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) with 3 patents, ranking #275 of 832 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Q: How is the Colorado Energy Research Technologies, 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 PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: 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 Ferme).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Colorado ranks #22,399 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 11 technology areas.

#22,399
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 41st percentile
by Innovation Score (32.4/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22399 · US Corporation #22,399 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,399/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Clariance
CPC-FOCUS C12M · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Clariance (±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 Colorado’s 32.4 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 8.9 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (36%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Adaptive Computing… · near

32
Aircraft Medical · near

32
Colorado Energy… · this assignee

32
Guangzhou Cellprotek… · near

32
C Rob Hammerstein & KG · near

32
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Colorado's Innovation Score is 32.4/100 (41st 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 Colorado?

Each dot is one of Colorado’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). Colorado’s own 19.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Colorado's grants concentrate

Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under 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 Ferme). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2017. By volume, Colorado sits between Clariance and Comitt Well Solutions US Holding Inc..

Clariance

12
Clearink Displays

12
CMT Medical

12
Colas

12
Colt Internationa…

12
COM DEV

12
Comake

12
Comitt Well Solut…

12
Colorado Energy R… ◀

12

What this shows Colorado holds 12 patents at rank #22,361, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Colorado

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,361 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C12M (Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR Microbiology)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Colorado, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C12M (Apparatus FOR Enzymology OR Microbiology), Colorado ranks #275 of 832 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (32 here).

Guangzhou Cellprotek Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd 32 Adaptive Computing Enterprises, Inc. 32 Aircraft Medical Limited 32 C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG 32

Colorado's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

32 41st percentile higher than 41% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	33.3%
2016	6	50.0%
2017	2	16.7%

Which technologies does Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC patent most?

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 3

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 3

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 3

H04R - Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups OR Like Acoustic Electromechanical TRANSDUCERS; Deaf-aid SETS; Public Address Systems 2

C25B - Electrolytic OR Electrophoretic Processes FOR THE Production OF Compounds OR NON-METALS; Apparatus Therefor 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 2

H03H - Impedance Networks, e.g. Resonant CIRCUITS; Resonators 1

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 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

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

B60L - Propulsion OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Supplying Electric Power FOR Auxiliary Equipment OF Electrically-propelled Vehicles ; Electrodynamic Brake Systems FOR Vehicles IN General ; Magnetic Suspension OR Levitation FOR VEHICLES; Monitoring Operating Variables OF Electrically-propelled Vehicl 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC's lead technology class is 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 Ferme), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C12M
Ranked #22,399 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Colorado Energy Research Technologies, LLC against Clariance, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.4/100 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

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