Where does Columbus McKinnon Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Columbus McKinnon Corporation ranks #24,123 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 Columbus McKinnon Corporation hold?

Columbus McKinnon Corporation holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Columbus McKinnon Corporation's Innovation Score?

Columbus McKinnon Corporation has an Innovation Score of 51.1 out of 100 (top 12% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Columbus McKinnon Corporation focus on?

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's top technology area is B66D (CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists) with 3 patents, ranking #44 of 199 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Columbus McKinnon Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's recent grant velocity is +67% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Columbus McKinnon Corporation's patents?

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's patents average 18.0 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 Columbus McKinnon Corporation 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

Columbus McKinnon Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 11 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: B66D (CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Columbus ranks #24,123 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 11 technology areas.

#24,123
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 12%
by Innovation Score (51.1/100): 18.0
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24123 · US Corporation #24,123 · 11 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,123/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH CobraTec Knives
CPC-FOCUS B66D · 11 areas
INNOV-PAR 51.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: CobraTec Knives, 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 Columbus’s 51.1 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 8.6 pts (17%) Velocity 20.0 pts (39%) Breadth 11.7 pts (23%) Claim depth 10.8 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Columbus McKinnon · this assignee

51
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Columbus's Innovation Score is 51.1/100 (top 12% 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 Columbus?

Each dot is one of Columbus’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). Columbus’s own 18.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Columbus's grants concentrate

Columbus McKinnon Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 27.3% of grants classified under B66D (CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Columbus sits between CobraTec Knives, LLC and Company of Motion, LLC.

Columbus's three-year grant acceleration

Columbus McKinnon Corporation shows 4 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.

Cobratec Knives

11
Cocktail Kingdom

11
Coda Project

11
Code On Network C…

11
Comfort Revolution

11
Common Sensing

11
Compact Membrane…

11
of Motion

11
Columbus Mckinnon ◀

11

What this shows Columbus holds 11 patents at rank #24,149, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Columbus

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,149 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B66D (Capstans)

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

Columbus's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 12% higher than 88% 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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Columbus McKinnon Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	18.2%
2018	1	9.1%
2020	1	9.1%
2022	1	9.1%
2023	1	9.1%
2024	2	18.2%
2025partial year	3	27.3%

Which technologies does Columbus McKinnon Corporation patent most?

B66D - CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists 3

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 3

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 3

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 3

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 1

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 1

F16H - Gearing 1

H02P - Control OR Regulation OF Electric Motors, Electric Generators OR Dynamo-electric CONVERTERS; Controlling Transformers, Reactors OR Choke Coils 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 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

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's lead technology class is B66D (CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists), 27.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B66D
Ranked #24,123 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Columbus McKinnon Corporation against CobraTec Knives, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 51.1/100 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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