Where does E-Z Bead, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), E-Z Bead, LLC ranks #31,474 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 E-Z Bead, LLC hold?

E-Z Bead, LLC holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2023, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is E-Z Bead, LLC's Innovation Score?

E-Z Bead, LLC has an Innovation Score of 26.6 out of 100 (21st 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 E-Z Bead, LLC focus on?

E-Z Bead, LLC's top technology area is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors) with 8 patents, ranking #75 of 584 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is E-Z Bead, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

E-Z Bead, LLC's recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for E-Z Bead, LLC's patents?

E-Z Bead, LLC's patents average 17.8 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 E-Z Bead, 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

E-Z Bead, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 4 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: E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, E-Z ranks #31,474 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 4 technology areas.

#31,474
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 21st percentile
by Innovation Score (26.6/100): 17.8
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31474 · US Corporation #31,474 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,474/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Dürr Ecoclean
CPC-NARROW E04F · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 26.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Dürr Ecoclean GmbH (±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 E-Z’s 26.6 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 7.6 pts (29%) Velocity 1.3 pts (5%) Breadth 7.1 pts (27%) Claim depth 10.6 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
E-Z Bead · this assignee

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows E-Z's Innovation Score is 26.6/100 (21st 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 E-Z?

Each dot is one of E-Z’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). E-Z’s own 17.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where E-Z's grants concentrate

E-Z Bead, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, E-Z sits between Dynisco Instruments LLC and Eastern Global Corporation.

E-Z's three-year grant acceleration

E-Z Bead, LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Dynisco Instrumen…

8
Dyno Nobel Asia P…

8
Dürr Ecoclean

8
E-motor USA

8
E I Spectra

8
E2

8
Easelink

8
Eastern Global

8
E-Z Bead ◀

8

What this shows E-Z holds 8 patents at rank #31,473, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near E-Z

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,473 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in E-Z's primary technology class.

E-Z's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 21st percentile higher than 21% 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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E-Z Bead, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	12.5%
2016	1	12.5%
2019	2	25.0%
2020	1	12.5%
2021	2	25.0%
2023	1	12.5%

Which technologies does E-Z Bead, LLC patent most?

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 8

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 4

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 3

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 1

Top 4 of 4 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

E-Z Bead, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

E-Z Bead, LLC's lead technology class is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04F
Ranked #31,474 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare E-Z Bead, LLC against Dynisco Instruments LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 26.6/100 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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