Where does Engineered Abrasives, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Engineered Abrasives, Inc. ranks #28,680 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 Engineered Abrasives, Inc. hold?

Engineered Abrasives, Inc. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 11 technology areas.

What is Engineered Abrasives, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Engineered Abrasives, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.2 out of 100 (top 39% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Engineered Abrasives, Inc. focus on?

Engineered Abrasives, Inc.'s top technology area is B24C (Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material) with 9 patents, ranking #10 of 114 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 11 CPC subclasses total.

Is Engineered Abrasives, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Engineered Abrasives, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +67% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Engineered Abrasives, Inc.'s patents?

Engineered Abrasives, Inc.'s patents average 15.9 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 Engineered Abrasives, 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

Engineered Abrasives, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 11 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: B24C (Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Engineered ranks #28,680 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 11 technology areas.

#28,680
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 39%
by Innovation Score (39.2/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R28680 · US Corporation #28,680 · 9 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #28,680/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Emeco Industries
CPC-FOCUS B24C · 11 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Emeco Industries, 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 Engineered’s 39.2 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 8.0 pts (20%) Velocity 10.0 pts (26%) Breadth 11.7 pts (30%) Claim depth 9.5 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Engineered Abrasives · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Engineered's Innovation Score is 39.2/100 (top 39% 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 Engineered?

Each dot is one of Engineered’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). Engineered’s own 15.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Engineered's grants concentrate

Engineered Abrasives, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 11 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B24C (Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Engineered sits between Emeco Industries, Inc. and Enrichment Technology Company Ltd..

Engineered's three-year grant acceleration

Engineered Abrasives, Inc. shows 3 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.

Emeco Industries

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Engineered Produc…

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Engo Industries

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Enhance

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Enrichment Techno…

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9

What this shows Engineered holds 9 patents at rank #28,640, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Engineered

By rank, the assignees closest to #28,640 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B24C (Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material)

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

Engineered's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 39% higher than 61% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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Engineered Abrasives, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	11.1%
2018	2	22.2%
2020	1	11.1%
2021	1	11.1%
2022	1	11.1%
2023	1	11.1%
2024	1	11.1%
2025partial year	1	11.1%

Which technologies does Engineered Abrasives, Inc. patent most?

B24C - Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material 9

B23F - Making Gears OR Toothed Racks 5

B23Q - Details, Components, OR Accessories FOR Machine Tools, e.g. Arrangements FOR Copying OR Controlling ; Machine Tools IN General Characterised BY THE Construction OF Particular Details OR COMPONENTS; Combinations OR Associations OF Metal-working Machines, NOT Directed TO A Particular Result 4

B08B - Cleaning IN GENERAL; Prevention OF Fouling IN General 3

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 2

C22F - Changing THE Physical Structure OF Non-ferrous Metals AND Non-ferrous Alloys 2

C21D - Modifying THE Physical Structure OF Ferrous METALS; General Devices FOR Heat Treatment OF Ferrous OR Non-ferrous Metals OR ALLOYS; Making Metal Malleable, e.g. BY Decarburisation OR Tempering 2

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 2

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 2

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 1

F16H - Gearing 1

Top 11 of 11 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

Engineered Abrasives, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Engineered Abrasives, Inc.'s lead technology class is B24C (Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B24C
Ranked #28,680 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Engineered Abrasives, Inc. against Emeco Industries, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.2/100 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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