Where does Cornelius, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cornelius, Inc. ranks #5,925 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 Cornelius, Inc. hold?

Cornelius, Inc. holds 57 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 34 technology areas.

What is Cornelius, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Cornelius, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 43.6 out of 100 (top 28% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

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

Cornelius, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -64% 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 Cornelius, Inc.'s patents?

Cornelius, Inc.'s patents average 14.9 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 Cornelius, 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

Cornelius, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Cornelius, Inc. focus on?

Cornelius, Inc.'s top technology area is B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 36 patents. Grants appear in 34 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 57 granted patents across 34 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cornelius ranks #5,925 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 57 patents across 34 technology areas.

#5,925
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 28%
by Innovation Score (43.6/100): 14.9
avg claims per patent: -64%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R5925 · US Corporation #5,925 · 57 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 57 grants
UPPER-Q #5,925/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ceva Sante Animale
CPC-FOCUS B67D · 34 areas
INNOV-PAR 43.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -64% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ceva Sante Animale (±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.

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Fairchild Korea… · near

44
Cornelius · this assignee

44
Gtat · near

44
Vero Biotech · near

44
Center FOR Integrate… · near

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cornelius's Innovation Score is 43.6/100 (top 28% 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.

Where Cornelius's grants concentrate

Cornelius, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 34 CPC subclasses with 63.2% of grants classified under B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (11 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2017. By volume, Cornelius sits between Ceva Sante Animale and Deliflor Royalties B.V..

Ceva Sante Animale

57
Championx USA

57
Clearfield

57
Computational Sys…

57
D B Industries

57
Daewoong Pharmace…

57
Daikin Europe

57
Deliflor Royaltie…

57
Cornelius ◀

57

What this shows Cornelius holds 57 patents at rank #5,926, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cornelius

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,926 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B67D (Dispensing)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Cornelius, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above).

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (44 here).

Gtat Corporation 44 Vero Biotech Inc. 44 Fairchild Korea Semiconductor Ltd. 44 Center FOR Integrated Smart Sensors Foundation 44

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.9 here).

Ampleon Netherlands B.V. 14.9 avg Technology Partners LLC 14.9 avg Tracto-technik GmbH & Co., KG 14.9 avg Hisense USA Corporation 14.9 avg

Cornelius's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 28% higher than 72% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Cornelius, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	11	19.3%
2016	11	19.3%
2017	3	5.3%
2018	7	12.3%
2019	10	17.5%
2020	10	17.5%
2021	5	8.8%

Which technologies does Cornelius, Inc. patent most?

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 36

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 10

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 8

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 8

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 7

F25C - Producing, Working OR Handling ICE 7

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 6

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

A23G - COCOA; Cocoa Products, e.g. CHOCOLATE; Substitutes FOR Cocoa OR Cocoa PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; Chewing GUM; ICE-CREAM; Preparation Thereof 5

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 4

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 4

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 3

A47F - Special Furniture, Fittings, OR Accessories FOR Shops, Storehouses, Bars, Restaurants OR THE LIKE; Paying Counters 3

B66F - Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling OR Pushing, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, e.g. Devices Which Apply A Lifting OR Pushing Force Directly TO THE Surface OF A Load 3

Top 15 of 34 technology areas

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,925

of 49,997 tracked assignees

Innovation Score

43.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

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

Cornelius, Inc.'s lead technology class is B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 63.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B67D
Ranked #5,925 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cornelius, Inc. against Ceva Sante Animale, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 43.6/100 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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