Where does Cornell Ironworks Enterprises rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cornell Ironworks Enterprises ranks #45,884 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 Cornell Ironworks Enterprises hold?

Cornell Ironworks Enterprises holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Cornell Ironworks Enterprises's Innovation Score?

Cornell Ironworks Enterprises has an Innovation Score of 24.7 out of 100 (15th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Cornell Ironworks Enterprises's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Cornell Ironworks Enterprises'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 Cornell Ironworks Enterprises's patents?

Cornell Ironworks Enterprises's patents average 17.6 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 Cornell Ironworks Enterprises 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

Cornell Ironworks Enterprises

Q: What technology areas does Cornell Ironworks Enterprises focus on?

Cornell Ironworks Enterprises's top technology area is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates) with 5 patents, ranking #167 of 637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 5 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: E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cornell ranks #45,884 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 5 technology areas.

#45,884
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 15th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.7/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R45884 · US Corporation #45,884 · 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 #45,884/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Copperhead Industrial
CPC-NARROW E06B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Copperhead Industrial 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 Cornell’s 24.7 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 6.2 pts (25%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (32%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (43%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Cornell's Innovation Score is 24.7/100 (15th 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 Cornell?

Each dot is one of Cornell’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). Cornell’s own 17.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Cornell's grants concentrate

Cornell Ironworks Enterprises is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Cornell sits between Copperhead Industrial Inc. and Cottonwood Creek Technologies, Inc..

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What this shows Cornell holds 5 patents at rank #45,643, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cornell

By rank, the assignees closest to #45,643 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings)

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

Cornell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 15th percentile higher than 15% 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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Cornell Ironworks Enterprises patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	40.0%
2017	2	40.0%
2019	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Cornell Ironworks Enterprises patent most?

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 5

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 4

E05F - Devices FOR Moving Wings Into Open OR Closed POSITION; Checks FOR WINGS; Wing Fittings NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Concerned With THE Functioning OF THE Wing 4

E05D - Hinges OR Suspension Devices FOR Doors, Windows OR Wings 2

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 2

Top 5 of 5 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

Cornell Ironworks Enterprises's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Cornell Ironworks Enterprises's lead technology class is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E06B
Ranked #45,884 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cornell Ironworks Enterprises against Copperhead Industrial Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.7/100 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

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