Where does Documotion Research, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Documotion Research, Inc. ranks #39,859 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 Documotion Research, Inc. hold?

Documotion Research, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Documotion Research, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Documotion Research, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 42.2 out of 100 (top 31% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Documotion Research, Inc. focus on?

Documotion Research, Inc.'s top technology area is B05C (Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General) with 6 patents, ranking #63 of 569 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

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

Documotion Research, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 Documotion Research, Inc.'s patents?

Documotion Research, Inc.'s patents average 21.3 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 Documotion Research, 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

Documotion Research, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2023. 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: B05C (Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Documotion ranks #39,859 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 7 technology areas.

#39,859
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 31%
by Innovation Score (42.2/100): 21.3
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R39859 · US Corporation #39,859 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #39,859/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH DMC Power
CPC-NARROW B05C · 7 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.2/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: DMC Power, 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 Documotion’s 42.2 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 6.7 pts (16%) Velocity 13.3 pts (32%) Breadth 9.4 pts (22%) Claim depth 12.8 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Documotion Research · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Documotion's Innovation Score is 42.2/100 (top 31% 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 Documotion?

Each dot is one of Documotion’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). Documotion’s own 21.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.5 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Documotion's grants concentrate

Documotion Research, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B05C (Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General). By volume, Documotion sits between DMC Power, Inc. and Dongguan Goldex Communication Technology Co., Ltd..

Documotion's three-year grant acceleration

Documotion Research, Inc. shows 2 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.

DMC Power

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What this shows Documotion holds 6 patents at rank #39,786, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Documotion

By rank, the assignees closest to #39,786 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05C (Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces)

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

Documotion's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 31% higher than 69% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

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

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Documotion Research, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	16.7%
2016	1	16.7%
2018	1	16.7%
2019	1	16.7%
2022	1	16.7%
2023	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Documotion Research, Inc. patent most?

B05C - Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 6

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals 6

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 6

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 6

B31D - Making Articles OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper, NOT Provided FOR IN Subclasses B31b OR B31c 6

B41M - Printing, Duplicating, Marking, OR Copying PROCESSES; Colour Printing, 6

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 6

Top 7 of 7 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

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

Documotion Research, Inc.'s lead technology class is B05C (Apparatus FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B05C
Ranked #39,859 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Documotion Research, Inc. against DMC Power, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.2/100 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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