Where does Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. ranks #45,917 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 Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. hold?

Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.0 out of 100 (29th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. focus on?

Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.'s top technology area is G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus) with 3 patents, ranking #469 of 1,075 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.'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 Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.'s patents?

Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.'s patents average 24.8 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 Crane Merchandising Systems, 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

Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. 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: G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Crane ranks #45,917 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 5 technology areas.

#45,917
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 29th percentile
by Innovation Score (29.0/100): 24.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R45917 · US Corporation #45,917 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #45,917/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Covalent Group
CPC-NARROW G07F · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.0/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 24.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Covalent Group 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 Crane’s 29.0 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 (21%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (27%) Claim depth 14.9 pts (51%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Crane Merchandising… · this assignee

29
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Crane's Innovation Score is 29.0/100 (29th 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 Crane?

Each dot is one of Crane’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). Crane’s own 24.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.6 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Crane's grants concentrate

Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Crane sits between Covalent Group Inc. and Credit Sesame, Inc..

Covalent Group

5
Covectra

5
Cover

5
Craig Technical C…

5
Creative Balloons

5
Crediot

5
Credit Karma

5
Credit Sesame

5
Crane Merchandisi… ◀

5

What this shows Crane holds 5 patents at rank #45,974, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Crane

By rank, the assignees closest to #45,974 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus)

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

Crane's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

29 29th percentile higher than 29% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	60.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2017	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. patent most?

G07F - Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus 3

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 2

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 1

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 1

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

Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.'s lead technology class is G07F (Coin-freed OR Like Apparatus), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G07F
Ranked #45,917 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. against Covalent Group Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.0/100 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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