Where does Control Devices, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Control Devices, LLC ranks #28,482 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 Control Devices, LLC hold?

Control Devices, LLC holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Control Devices, LLC's Innovation Score?

Control Devices, LLC has an Innovation Score of 26.9 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%).

Is Control Devices, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Control Devices, 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 Control Devices, LLC's patents?

Control Devices, LLC's patents average 12.1 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 Control Devices, 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

Control Devices, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Control Devices, LLC focus on?

Control Devices, LLC's top technology area is F16T (Steam Traps OR Like Apparatus FOR Draining-off Liquids From Enclosures Predominantly Containing Gases OR Vapours) with 2 patents, ranking #6 of 26 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: F16T (Steam Traps OR Like Apparatus FOR Draining-off Liquids From Enclosures Predominantly Containing Gases OR Vapours).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Control ranks #28,482 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 11 technology areas.

#28,482
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (26.9/100): 12.1
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28482 · US Corporation #28,482 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,482/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Connectivity Labs
CPC-FOCUS F16T · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Connectivity Labs 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 Control’s 26.9 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 8.0 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.7 pts (43%) Claim depth 7.3 pts (27%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Control Devices · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Control's Innovation Score is 26.9/100 (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 Control?

Each dot is one of Control’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). Control’s own 12.1 claims/patent is at or below the 19.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Control's grants concentrate

Control Devices, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 22.2% of grants classified under F16T (Steam Traps OR Like Apparatus FOR Draining-off Liquids From Enclosures Predominantly Containing Gases OR Vapours). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Control sits between Connectivity Labs Inc. and CorFlow Therapeutics AG.

Connectivity Labs

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Contemporary Ampe…

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Contour IP Holding

9
Control Solutions

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Conversenowai

9
Cooper Lighting

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Corflow Therapeut…

9
Control Devices ◀

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What this shows Control holds 9 patents at rank #28,500, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Control

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,500 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16T (Steam Traps OR Like Apparatus FOR Draining-off Liquids Fr…)

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

Control'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 · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Control Devices, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	11.1%
2016	1	11.1%
2017	1	11.1%
2018	3	33.3%
2019	3	33.3%

Which technologies does Control Devices, LLC patent most?

F16T - Steam Traps OR Like Apparatus FOR Draining-off Liquids From Enclosures Predominantly Containing Gases OR Vapours 2

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 2

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 2

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 1

B60B - Vehicle Wheels ; CASTORS; Axles FOR Wheels OR CASTORS; Increasing Wheel Adhesion 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

H04B - Transmission 1

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 1

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

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 1

F17D - Pipe-line SYSTEMS; Pipe-lines 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

Control Devices, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Control Devices, LLC's lead technology class is F16T (Steam Traps OR Like Apparatus FOR Draining-off Liquids From Enclosures Predominantly Containing Gases OR Vapours), 22.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16T
Ranked #28,482 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Control Devices, LLC against Connectivity Labs Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.9/100 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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