Where does FB Global Plumbing Group LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FB Global Plumbing Group LLC ranks #18,613 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 FB Global Plumbing Group LLC hold?

FB Global Plumbing Group LLC holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2022, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is FB Global Plumbing Group LLC's Innovation Score?

FB Global Plumbing Group LLC has an Innovation Score of 36.2 out of 100 (top 47% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does FB Global Plumbing Group LLC focus on?

FB Global Plumbing Group LLC's top technology area is E03C (Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste Water ; Sinks) with 9 patents, ranking #47 of 262 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is FB Global Plumbing Group LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for FB Global Plumbing Group LLC.

What does claim depth mean for FB Global Plumbing Group LLC's patents?

FB Global Plumbing Group LLC's patents average 14.9 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 FB Global Plumbing Group 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

FB Global Plumbing Group LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2022. 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: E03C (Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste Water ; Sinks).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, FB ranks #18,613 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 14 technology areas.

#18,613
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 47%
by Innovation Score (36.2/100): 14.9
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18613 · US Corporation #18,613 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,613/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Expro Meters
CPC-FOCUS E03C · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 36.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2022 · 3y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Expro Meters, 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 FB’s 36.2 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 9.6 pts (27%) Velocity 4.4 pts (12%) Breadth 13.2 pts (36%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (25%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows FB's Innovation Score is 36.2/100 (top 47% 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 FB?

Each dot is one of FB’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). FB’s own 14.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where FB's grants concentrate

FB Global Plumbing Group LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under E03C (Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste Water ; Sinks). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (6 grants) versus a trough of 4 in 2020. By volume, FB sits between Expro Meters, Inc. and First Institute OF Oceanography, Ministry OF Natural Resources.

FB's three-year grant acceleration

FB Global Plumbing Group LLC shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 9 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.

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What this shows FB holds 15 patents at rank #18,611, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FB

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,611 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E03C (Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste…)

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

FB's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 47% higher than 53% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2022

Grants by year

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

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FB Global Plumbing Group LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	4	26.7%
2021	5	33.3%
2022	6	40.0%

Which technologies does FB Global Plumbing Group LLC patent most?

E03C - Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste Water ; Sinks 9

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 3

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 3

G09B - Educational OR Demonstration APPLIANCES; Appliances FOR Teaching, OR Communicating With, THE Blind, Deaf OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; Diagrams 2

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

B02C - Crushing, Pulverising, OR Disintegrating IN GENERAL; Milling Grain 2

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

F21V - Functional Features OR Details OF Lighting Devices OR Systems THEREOF; Structural Combinations OF Lighting Devices With Other Articles, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

E03B - Installations OR Methods FOR Obtaining, Collecting, OR Distributing Water 1

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 1

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 1

Top 14 of 14 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

FB Global Plumbing Group LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

FB Global Plumbing Group LLC's lead technology class is E03C (Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste Water ; Sinks), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E03C
Ranked #18,613 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FB Global Plumbing Group LLC against Expro Meters, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 36.2/100 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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