Container Development, Ltd.
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: B21D (Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Container ranks #45,853 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #45,853
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 7th percentile
- by Innovation Score (20.8/100)
- 16.0
- avg claims per patent
- -75%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R45853 · US Corporation #45,853 · 5 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
- BOTTOM-DECILE #45,853/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Consorzio Nazionale…
- CPC-NARROW B21D · 2 areas
- INNOV-THIN 20.8/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.0 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-DROP -75% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazione (±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 Container’s 20.8 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Container
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Container Development · this assignee 21
Container Development · this assignee
21 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Container's Innovation Score is 20.8/100 (7th 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 Container?
Each dot is one of Container’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). Container’s own 16.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.2 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Container's grants concentrate
Container Development, Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B21D (Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal). By volume, Container sits between Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazione and Control Ltd..
Who files at Container's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Consorzio Naziona…
Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazione
5 patents
- Constellation Sof…
Constellation Software Inc.
5 patents
- Consumerlnfo com
Consumerlnfo.com, Inc.
5 patents
- Container of Cana…
Container Corporation of Canada
5 patents
- Contera Pharma A/S
Contera Pharma A/S
5 patents
- Contex A/S
Contex A/S
5 patents
- Continental Comme…
Continental Commercial Products, LLC
5 patents
- Control
Control Ltd.
5 patents
- Container Develop… ◀
Container Development, Ltd.
5 patents
What this shows Container holds 5 patents at rank #45,939, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Container
By rank, the assignees closest to #45,939 in granted patent volume.
- Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazione #45,935 · 5 patents
- Constellation Software Inc. #45,936 · 5 patents
- Consumerlnfo.com, Inc. #45,937 · 5 patents
- Container Corporation of Canada #45,938 · 5 patents
- Contera Pharma A/S #45,940 · 5 patents
- Contex A/S #45,941 · 5 patents
- Continental Commercial Products, LLC #45,942 · 5 patents
- Control Ltd. #45,943 · 5 patents
Leaders in B21D (Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Container's primary technology class.
- Nippon Steel Corporation 195 in class
- JFE Steel Corporation 123 in class
- Stolle Machinery Company, LLC 112 in class
- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation 86 in class
- Kobe Steel Ltd. 67 in class
- Amada Co., Ltd. 67 in class
- Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG 58 in class
- Trumpf Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG 58 in class
Container's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
21 7th percentile higher than 7% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | 20.0% |
Which technologies does Container Development, Ltd. patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Container Development, Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Container Development, Ltd.'s lead technology class is B21D (Working OR Processing OF Sheet Metal OR Metal Tubes, Rods OR Profiles Without Essentially Removing MATERIAL; Punching Metal), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B21D
- Ranked #45,853 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Container Development, Ltd. against Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazione, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 20.8/100 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.
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