Where does Consolidated Metco, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Consolidated Metco, Inc. ranks #9,236 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 Consolidated Metco, Inc. hold?

Consolidated Metco, Inc. holds 34 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Consolidated Metco, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Consolidated Metco, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 52.1 out of 100 (top 10% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Consolidated Metco, Inc. focus on?

Consolidated Metco, Inc.'s top technology area is B60B (Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion) with 19 patents, ranking #22 of 463 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

Is Consolidated Metco, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Consolidated Metco, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +91% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Consolidated Metco, Inc.'s patents?

Consolidated Metco, Inc.'s patents average 21.5 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 Consolidated Metco, Inc. 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

Consolidated Metco, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 34 granted patents across 23 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B60B (Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Consolidated ranks #9,236 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 34 patents across 23 technology areas.

#9,236
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 10%
by Innovation Score (52.1/100): 21.5
avg claims per patent: +91%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9236 · US Corporation #9,236 · 34 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 34 grants
UPPER-Q #9,236/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Celldex Therapeutics
CPC-FOCUS B60B · 23 areas
INNOV-PAR 52.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +91% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Celldex Therapeutics, 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 Consolidated’s 52.1 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 12.3 pts (24%) Velocity 10.0 pts (19%) Breadth 17.0 pts (33%) Claim depth 12.9 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Dalhousie University · near

52
Verkada · near

52
Consolidated Metco · this assignee

52
Wabtec Holding · near

52
Willow Laboratories · near

52
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Consolidated's Innovation Score is 52.1/100 (top 10% 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 Consolidated?

Each dot is one of Consolidated’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). Consolidated’s own 21.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Consolidated's grants concentrate

Consolidated Metco, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 55.9% of grants classified under B60B (Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Consolidated sits between Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. and Daikyo Seiko, Ltd..

Consolidated's three-year grant acceleration

Consolidated Metco, Inc. shows 15 grants in 2022–2024 against only 10 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.

Celldex Therapeut…

34
Chien Luen Indust…

34
Clearone

34
Computime

34
Contitech USA

34
Cornerstone Resea…

34
Covaris

34
Daikyo Seiko

34
Consolidated Metco ◀

34

What this shows Consolidated holds 34 patents at rank #9,236, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Consolidated

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,236 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60B (Vehicle Wheels)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Consolidated, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B60B (Vehicle Wheels), Consolidated ranks #22 of 463 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (52 here).

Wabtec Holding Corp. 52 Willow Laboratories, Inc. 52 Dalhousie University 52 Verkada Inc. 52

Consolidated's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

52 Top 10% higher than 90% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Consolidated Metco, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	2.9%
2016	3	8.8%
2017	1	2.9%
2018	2	5.9%
2019	4	11.8%
2020	4	11.8%
2021	2	5.9%
2022	3	8.8%
2023	6	17.6%
2024	6	17.6%
2025partial year	2	5.9%

Which technologies does Consolidated Metco, Inc. patent most?

B60B - Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion 19

F16D - Couplings FOR Transmitting ROTATION; CLUTCHES; Brakes 8

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 6

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 6

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 6

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 4

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 3

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 3

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 2

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes 2

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 1

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 1

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

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 15 of 23 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

Consolidated Metco, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Consolidated Metco, Inc.'s lead technology class is B60B (Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion), 55.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60B
Ranked #9,236 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Consolidated Metco, Inc. against Celldex Therapeutics, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 52.1/100 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

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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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