Where does Cortec, L.L.C. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cortec, L.L.C. ranks #22,419 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 Cortec, L.L.C. hold?

Cortec, L.L.C. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Cortec, L.L.C.'s Innovation Score?

Cortec, L.L.C. has an Innovation Score of 47.3 out of 100 (top 19% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Cortec, L.L.C. focus on?

Cortec, L.L.C.'s top technology area is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification) with 12 patents, ranking #1,042 of 9,657 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Cortec, L.L.C.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Cortec, L.L.C.'s recent grant velocity is -17% 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 Cortec, L.L.C.'s patents?

Cortec, L.L.C.'s patents average 19.0 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 Cortec, L.L.C. 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

Cortec, L.L.C.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cortec ranks #22,419 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 4 technology areas.

#22,419
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.3/100): 19.0
avg claims per patent: -17%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22419 · US Corporation #22,419 · 12 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,419/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Condalign AS
CPC-NARROW Y10T · 4 areas
INNOV-PAR 47.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -17% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Condalign AS (±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 Cortec’s 47.3 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 8.9 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (42%) Breadth 7.1 pts (15%) Claim depth 11.4 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cortec L L C · this assignee

47
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cortec's Innovation Score is 47.3/100 (top 19% 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 Cortec?

Each dot is one of Cortec’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). Cortec’s own 19.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Cortec's grants concentrate

Cortec, L.L.C. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Cortec sits between Condalign AS and Cree Lighting USA LLC.

Cortec's three-year grant acceleration

Cortec, L.L.C. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Condalign AS

12
Cooktek Induction…

12
Copeland Creative…

12
Cormetrics

12
Coskata

12
Costa Express

12
Crage Medical

12
Cree Lighting USA

12
Cortec L L C ◀

12

What this shows Cortec holds 12 patents at rank #22,372, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cortec

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,372 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification)

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

Cortec's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Cortec, L.L.C. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	16.7%
2017	2	16.7%
2018	2	16.7%
2020	1	8.3%
2022	2	16.7%
2024	2	16.7%
2025partial year	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Cortec, L.L.C. patent most?

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 12

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 12

E21B - Earth OR Rock DRILLING; Obtaining OIL, GAS, Water, Soluble OR Meltable Materials OR A Slurry OF Minerals From Wells 5

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

Top 4 of 4 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

Cortec, L.L.C.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Cortec, L.L.C.'s lead technology class is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y10T
Ranked #22,419 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cortec, L.L.C. against Condalign AS, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 47.3/100 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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