Where does Ener-Core Power, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ener-Core Power, Inc. ranks #11,997 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 Ener-Core Power, Inc. hold?

Ener-Core Power, Inc. holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Ener-Core Power, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Ener-Core Power, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 41.4 out of 100 (top 33% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ener-Core Power, Inc. focus on?

Ener-Core Power, Inc.'s top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 20 patents, ranking #720 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ener-Core Power, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ener-Core Power, 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 Ener-Core Power, Inc.'s patents?

Ener-Core Power, Inc.'s patents average 23.9 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 Ener-Core Power, 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

Ener-Core Power, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ener-core ranks #11,997 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 20 technology areas.

#11,997
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 33%
by Innovation Score (41.4/100): 23.9
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R11997 · US Corporation #11,997 · 25 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 25 grants
UPPER-Q #11,997/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Ecole Centrale DE Lyon
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 20 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.4/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Ecole Centrale DE Lyon (±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 Ener-core’s 41.4 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 11.3 pts (27%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 15.8 pts (38%) Claim depth 14.4 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ener-Core Power · this assignee

41
Goodbaby Child… · near

41
Hitachi Construction… · near

41
Olympus Scientific… · near

41
Ooma · near

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ener-core's Innovation Score is 41.4/100 (top 33% 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 Ener-core?

Each dot is one of Ener-core’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). Ener-core’s own 23.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Ener-core's grants concentrate

Ener-Core Power, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (13 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Ener-core sits between Ecole Centrale DE Lyon and FCI Asia Pte, Ltd..

Ecole Centrale DE…

25
EI

25
Equos Research

25
Espec

25
Enveil

25
Euchner + KG

25
Evolve Additive S…

25
FCI Asia Pte

25
Ener-core Power ◀

25

What this shows Ener-Core holds 25 patents at rank #11,999, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ener-Core

By rank, the assignees closest to #11,999 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Ener-Core's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Ener-Core, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions), Ener-Core ranks #720 of 5,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (41 here).

Goodbaby Child Products Co., Ltd. 41 Ooma, Inc. 41 Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Corp. 41 Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co., Ltd. 41

Ener-core's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 33% higher than 67% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Ener-Core Power, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	28.0%
2016	13	52.0%
2017	4	16.0%
2018	1	4.0%

Which technologies does Ener-Core Power, Inc. patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 20

F23C - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Combustion Using Fluid Fuel OR Solid Fuel Suspended IN ; A Carrier GAS OR; AIR 19

F02C - Gas-turbine PLANTS; AIR Intakes FOR Jet-propulsion PLANTS; Controlling Fuel Supply IN Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants 18

F23G - Cremation FURNACES; Consuming Waste Products BY Combustion 16

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 15

F23R - Generating Combustion Products OF High Pressure OR High Velocity, e.g. Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers 15

F23N - Regulating OR Controlling Combustion 12

F23L - Supplying AIR OR Non-combustible Liquids OR Gases TO Combustion Apparatus IN General ; Valves OR Dampers Specially Adapted FOR Controlling AIR Supply OR Draught IN Combustion Apparatus ; Inducing Draught IN Combustion APPARATUS; Tops FOR Chimneys OR Ventilating SHAFTS; Terminals FOR Flues 9

F23K - Feeding Fuel TO Combustion Apparatus 8

F05D - Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants 6

F23M - Casings, Linings, Walls OR Doors Specially Adapted FOR Combustion Chambers, e.g. FIREBRIDGES; Devices FOR Deflecting AIR, Flames OR Combustion Products IN Combustion CHAMBERS; Safety Arrangements Specially Adapted FOR Combustion APPARATUS; Details OF Combustion Chambers, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

B01D - Separation 4

F02G - HOT GAS OR Combustion-product Positive-displacement Engine Plants ; USE OF Waste Heat OF Combustion ENGINES; NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 3

F22B - Methods OF Steam GENERATION; Steam Boilers 2

Top 15 of 20 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

Ener-Core Power, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ener-Core Power, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #11,997 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ener-Core Power, Inc. against Ecole Centrale DE Lyon, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.4/100 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

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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

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