Where does Confluence Outdoor, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Confluence Outdoor, LLC ranks #31,276 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 Confluence Outdoor, LLC hold?

Confluence Outdoor, LLC holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Confluence Outdoor, LLC's Innovation Score?

Confluence Outdoor, LLC has an Innovation Score of 27.0 out of 100 (22nd 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 Confluence Outdoor, LLC focus on?

Confluence Outdoor, LLC's top technology area is B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping) with 6 patents, ranking #129 of 645 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

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

Confluence Outdoor, 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 Confluence Outdoor, LLC's patents?

Confluence Outdoor, LLC's patents average 16.8 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 Confluence Outdoor, 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

Confluence Outdoor, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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: B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Confluence ranks #31,276 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 7 technology areas.

#31,276
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.0/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31276 · US Corporation #31,276 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,276/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Composite Solutions
CPC-NARROW B63B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Composite Solutions, Inc. (±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 Confluence’s 27.0 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 7.6 pts (28%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (35%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (37%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Confluence Outdoor · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Confluence's Innovation Score is 27.0/100 (22nd 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 Confluence?

Each dot is one of Confluence’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). Confluence’s own 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Confluence's grants concentrate

Confluence Outdoor, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Confluence sits between Composite Solutions, Inc. and Control Dynamics, Inc..

Composite Solutio…

8
Compressus

8
Comsys AB

8
Confidex Oy

8
Confluent Surgical

8
Consulting Engine…

8
Contraline

8
Control Dynamics

8
Confluence Outdoor ◀

8

What this shows Confluence holds 8 patents at rank #31,317, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Confluence

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,317 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne Vessels)

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

Confluence's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2019

Grants by year

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

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Confluence Outdoor, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	37.5%
2017	1	12.5%
2018	1	12.5%
2019	3	37.5%

Which technologies does Confluence Outdoor, LLC patent most?

B63B - Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping 6

B63H - Marine Propulsion OR Steering 2

A01K - Animal HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; Rearing OR Breeding Animals, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; NEW Breeds OF Animals 2

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 1

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR VEHICLES; Vehicle Passenger Accommodation NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 7 of 7 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

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

Confluence Outdoor, LLC's lead technology class is B63B (Ships OR Other Waterborne VESSELS; Equipment FOR Shipping), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B63B
Ranked #31,276 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Confluence Outdoor, LLC against Composite Solutions, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.0/100 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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