Where does Epoca International, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Epoca International, Inc. ranks #19,726 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 Epoca International, Inc. hold?

Epoca International, Inc. holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Epoca International, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Epoca International, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 16.9 out of 100 (4th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Epoca International, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Epoca International, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -83% 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 Epoca International, Inc.'s patents?

Epoca International, Inc.'s patents average 2.3 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 Epoca International, 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

Epoca International, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Epoca International, Inc. focus on?

Epoca International, Inc.'s top technology area is F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing) with 1 patents, ranking #1,072 of 2,095 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Epoca ranks #19,726 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 3 technology areas.

#19,726
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 4th percentile
by Innovation Score (16.9/100): 2.3
avg claims per patent: -83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19726 · US Corporation #19,726 · 14 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-LOW · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,726/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Eluvio
CPC-NARROW F16B · 3 areas
INNOV-LOW 16.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 2.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Eluvio, 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 Epoca’s 16.9 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 9.4 pts (56%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (36%) Claim depth 1.4 pts (8%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Epoca International · this assignee

17
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Epoca's Innovation Score is 16.9/100 (4th 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 Epoca?

Each dot is one of Epoca’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). Epoca’s own 2.3 claims/patent is at or below the 16.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Epoca's grants concentrate

Epoca International, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 7.1% of grants classified under F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, Epoca sits between Eluvio, Inc. and Etablissements Caillau.

Eluvio

14
Embertec Pty

14
Emotiv

14
Epitel

14
Erdman Automation

14
Eriez Manufacturi…

14
Essentium

14
Etablissements Ca…

14
Epoca Internation… ◀

14

What this shows Epoca holds 14 patents at rank #19,741, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Epoca

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,741 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements…)

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

Epoca's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

17 4th percentile higher than 4% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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Epoca International, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	57.1%
2016	1	7.1%
2017	3	21.4%
2021	2	14.3%

Which technologies does Epoca International, Inc. patent most?

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 1

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 3 of 3 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

Epoca International, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Epoca International, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16B (Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing), 7.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16B
Ranked #19,726 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Epoca International, Inc. against Eluvio, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 16.9/100 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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