USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 53 granted patents across 24 technology areas, active 2016–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G07D (HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.1

Avg claims per patent

+12%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Crane holds 53 US patents across 24 technology areas, rank #6,322 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#6,322
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.6/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: +12%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. has been granted 53 US utility patents between 2016 and 2024, placing Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. at rank #6,322 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 24 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in G07D (HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING). As a US Corporation, Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Crane sits between Cercacor Laboratories, Inc. (53 patents, rank #6,318) and E.r. Squibb & SONS, L.l.c. (53 patents, rank #6,326) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 45.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 28 grants, compared with 25 in the 2015–2019 window, a +12% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.'s 18.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 24 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Crane holds 53 patents at rank #6,322, 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 #6,322 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G07D (Handling OF Coins OR Valuable Papers)

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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

46 Top 23% higher than 77% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

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

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Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	5	9.4%
2017	10	18.9%
2018	7	13.2%
2019	3	5.7%
2020	9	17.0%
2021	8	15.1%
2022	4	7.5%
2023	3	5.7%
2024	4	7.5%

Which technologies does Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. patent most?

G07D - HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING 37

G07F - COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS 13

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 11

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 4

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 3

G07G - REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS 3

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 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 3

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 2

G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 2

E05G - SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS 1

A44C - PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS 1

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 1

H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE 1

G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY 1

Top 15 of 24 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#6,322

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. hold?

Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. holds 53 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2024, spanning 24 technology areas.

What is Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. focus on?

Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.'s top technology area is G07D (HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING) with 37 patents. The company has filed patents in 24 CPC subclasses total.

Is Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +12% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.'s patents?

Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.'s patents average 18.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Crane Payment Innovations, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Crane's 53 grants land it in the top 23% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Crane ranks #6,322 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G07D - see who else leads that technology area. G07D leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.