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

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Cottrell, Inc. ranks #22,422 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 Cottrell, Inc. hold?

Cottrell, Inc. holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Cottrell, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Cottrell, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 49.8 out of 100 (top 14% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Cottrell, Inc. focus on?

Cottrell, Inc.'s top technology area is B60P (Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects) with 9 patents, ranking #49 of 616 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

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

Cottrell, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +75% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Cottrell, Inc.'s patents?

Cottrell, Inc.'s patents average 14.4 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 Cottrell, 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

Cottrell, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: B60P (Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cottrell ranks #22,422 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 12 technology areas.

#22,422
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (49.8/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: +75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R22422 · US Corporation #22,422 · 12 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,422/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Conectric
CPC-FOCUS B60P · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Conectric, LLC (±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 Cottrell’s 49.8 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.9 pts (18%) Velocity 20.0 pts (40%) Breadth 12.2 pts (24%) Claim depth 8.7 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Cottrell · this assignee

50
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Cottrell's Innovation Score is 49.8/100 (top 14% 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 Cottrell?

Each dot is one of Cottrell’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). Cottrell’s own 14.4 claims/patent is at or below the 14.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Cottrell's grants concentrate

Cottrell, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under B60P (Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Cottrell sits between Conectric, LLC and Cycling Sports Group, Inc..

Cottrell's three-year grant acceleration

Cottrell, Inc. shows 6 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.

Conectric

12
Confluent

12
Continental Intel…

12
Coresyte

12
Cranius

12
Curio Holding

12
Cyan Systems

12
Cycling Sports Gr…

12
Cottrell ◀

12

What this shows Cottrell holds 12 patents at rank #22,429, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Cottrell

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,429 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60P (Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport)

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

Cottrell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Cottrell, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	16.7%
2018	2	16.7%
2021	1	8.3%
2022	2	16.7%
2023	4	33.3%
2025partial year	1	8.3%

Which technologies does Cottrell, Inc. patent most?

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects 9

B60R - Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, OR Vehicle Parts, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 2

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 2

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 2

F16G - Belts, Cables, OR Ropes, Predominantly Used FOR Driving PURPOSES; CHAINS; Fittings Predominantly Used Therefor 2

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 1

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

F02N - Starting OF Combustion ENGINES; Starting Aids FOR Such Engines, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 1

Top 12 of 12 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

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

Cottrell, Inc.'s lead technology class is B60P (Vehicles Adapted FOR Load Transportation OR TO Transport, TO Carry, OR TO Comprise Special Loads OR Objects), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60P
Ranked #22,422 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Cottrell, Inc. against Conectric, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.8/100 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.

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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