Where does Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. ranks #12,914 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 Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. hold?

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 44.2 out of 100 (top 26% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. focus on?

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.'s top technology area is C08L (Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds) with 20 patents, ranking #227 of 2,352 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +86% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.'s patents?

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.'s patents average 18.3 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 Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, 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

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 15 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: C08L (Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ergon ranks #12,914 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 15 technology areas.

#12,914
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 26%
by Innovation Score (44.2/100): 18.3
avg claims per patent: +86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12914 · US Corporation #12,914 · 23 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #12,914/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Elite Material…
CPC-FOCUS C08L · 15 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.3 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Elite Electronic Material (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd. (±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 Ergon’s 44.2 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 11.0 pts (25%) Velocity 8.6 pts (19%) Breadth 13.7 pts (31%) Claim depth 11.0 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Ergon Asphalt &… · this assignee

44
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Ergon's Innovation Score is 44.2/100 (top 26% 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 Ergon?

Each dot is one of Ergon’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). Ergon’s own 18.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Ergon's grants concentrate

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 87% of grants classified under C08L (Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, Ergon sits between Elite Electronic Material (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd. and FHE USA LLC.

Ergon's three-year grant acceleration

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. shows 9 grants in 2022–2024 against only 7 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.

Elite Material (Z…

23
Elobau & KG

23
Enovate Medical

23
Enveric Bioscienc…

23
Excelsior Medical

23
Faltec

23
Federal-mogul Val…

23
FHE USA

23
Ergon Asphalt & E… ◀

23

What this shows Ergon holds 23 patents at rank #12,914, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Ergon

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,914 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08L (Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds)

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

Ergon's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 26% higher than 74% 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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Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	8.7%
2017	2	8.7%
2019	3	13.0%
2020	1	4.3%
2021	3	13.0%
2022	2	8.7%
2023	4	17.4%
2024	3	13.0%
2025partial year	3	13.0%

Which technologies does Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. patent most?

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 20

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 20

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 17

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 14

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 9

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 5

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 5

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 4

G01Q - Scanning-probe Techniques OR APPARATUS; Applications OF Scanning-probe Techniques, e.g. Scanning Probe Microscopy [SPM] 3

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 3

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

C11D - Detergent COMPOSITIONS; USE OF Single Substances AS DETERGENTS; Soap OR SOAP-MAKING; Resin SOAPS; Recovery OF Glycerol 3

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 15 of 15 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

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.'s lead technology class is C08L (Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds), 87% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C08L
Ranked #12,914 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. against Elite Electronic Material (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.2/100 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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