Where does Crossford International, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Crossford International, LLC ranks #9,745 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 Crossford International, LLC hold?

Crossford International, LLC holds 32 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Crossford International, LLC's Innovation Score?

Crossford International, LLC has an Innovation Score of 55.1 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Crossford International, LLC focus on?

Crossford International, LLC's top technology area is B08B (Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General) with 17 patents, ranking #27 of 1,035 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Crossford International, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Crossford International, LLC's recent grant velocity is -52% 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 Crossford International, LLC's patents?

Crossford International, LLC's patents average 10.7 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 Crossford International, LLC 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

Crossford International, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 32 granted patents across 22 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B08B (Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Crossford ranks #9,745 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 32 patents across 22 technology areas.

#9,745
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.1/100): 10.7
avg claims per patent: -52%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R9745 · US Corporation #9,745 · 32 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 32 grants
UPPER-Q #9,745/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH ChipMOS
CPC-FOCUS B08B · 22 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -52% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: ChipMOS Technologies 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 Crossford’s 55.1 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 12.1 pts (22%) Velocity 20.0 pts (36%) Breadth 16.6 pts (30%) Claim depth 6.4 pts (12%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Abu Dhabi University · near

55
Theatre Controls · near

55
Crossford Internatio… · this assignee

55
Denso TEN · near

55
Florida Atlantic… · near

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Crossford's Innovation Score is 55.1/100 (top 7% 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 Crossford?

Each dot is one of Crossford’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). Crossford’s own 10.7 claims/patent is at or below the 20.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Crossford's grants concentrate

Crossford International, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 22 CPC subclasses with 53.1% of grants classified under B08B (Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Crossford sits between ChipMOS Technologies Inc. and Dr. Py Institute LLC.

Crossford's three-year grant acceleration

Crossford International, LLC shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Chipmos

32
Coflex de C V

32
Convergent Dental

32
Coolit Systems

32
Current Products

32
Denki Kagaku Kogyo

32
DGS Global Systems

32
Dr Py Institute

32
Crossford Interna… ◀

32

What this shows Crossford holds 32 patents at rank #9,745, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Crossford

By rank, the assignees closest to #9,745 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B08B (Cleaning IN General)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Crossford, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B08B (Cleaning IN General), Crossford ranks #27 of 1,035 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees 55 Denso TEN Limited 55 Abu Dhabi University 55 Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. 55

Crossford's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

View data table

Crossford International, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	6.3%
2016	9	28.1%
2017	4	12.5%
2018	5	15.6%
2019	1	3.1%
2021	1	3.1%
2022	1	3.1%
2023	7	21.9%
2024	1	3.1%
2025partial year	1	3.1%

Which technologies does Crossford International, LLC patent most?

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 17

F28G - Cleaning OF Internal OR External Surfaces OF Heat-exchange OR Heat-transfer Conduits, e.g. Water Tubes OR Boilers 14

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 6

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 4

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 3

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 3

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 3

A46B - Brushes 2

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 2

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 2

B67C - Cleaning, Filling With Liquids OR Semiliquids, OR Emptying, OF Bottles, Jars, Cans, Casks, Barrels, OR Similar Containers, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Funnels 2

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 2

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 2

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 2

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

Top 15 of 22 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

Crossford International, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Crossford International, LLC's lead technology class is B08B (Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General), 53.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B08B
Ranked #9,745 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Crossford International, LLC against ChipMOS Technologies Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.1/100 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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