Where does FBD Partnership, L.P. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FBD Partnership, L.P. ranks #16,010 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 FBD Partnership, L.P. hold?

FBD Partnership, L.P. holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is FBD Partnership, L.P.'s Innovation Score?

FBD Partnership, L.P. has an Innovation Score of 35.8 out of 100 (top 48% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is FBD Partnership, L.P.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

FBD Partnership, L.P.'s recent grant velocity is +13% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for FBD Partnership, L.P.'s patents?

FBD Partnership, L.P.'s patents average 17.2 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 FBD Partnership, L.P. 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

FBD Partnership, L.P.

Q: What technology areas does FBD Partnership, L.P. focus on?

FBD Partnership, L.P.'s top technology area is A23G (COCOA; Cocoa Products, e.g. CHOCOLATE; Substitutes FOR Cocoa OR Cocoa PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; Chewing GUM; ICE-CREAM; Preparation Thereof) with 14 patents, ranking #21 of 237 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A23G (COCOA; Cocoa Products, e.g. CHOCOLATE; Substitutes FOR Cocoa OR Cocoa PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; Chewing GUM; ICE-CREAM; Preparation Thereof).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, FBD ranks #16,010 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 9 technology areas.

#16,010
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 48%
by Innovation Score (35.8/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: +13%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16010 · US Corporation #16,010 · 18 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,010/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Exciting Technology
CPC-NARROW A23G · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.8/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +13% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Exciting Technology LLC (±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 FBD’s 35.8 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 10.2 pts (28%) Velocity 4.8 pts (13%) Breadth 10.6 pts (30%) Claim depth 10.3 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
FBD Partnership · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows FBD's Innovation Score is 35.8/100 (top 48% 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 FBD?

Each dot is one of FBD’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). FBD’s own 17.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where FBD's grants concentrate

FBD Partnership, L.P. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under A23G (COCOA; Cocoa Products, e.g. CHOCOLATE; Substitutes FOR Cocoa OR Cocoa PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; Chewing GUM; ICE-CREAM; Preparation Thereof). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, FBD sits between Exciting Technology LLC and Fogale Nanotech.

FBD's three-year grant acceleration

FBD Partnership, L.P. shows 5 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.

Exciting Technolo…

18
Experian Marketin…

18
Facefirst

18
Faurecia Clarion…

18
FEI EFA

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FNV IP B V

18
Fogale Nanotech

18
FBD Partnership ◀

18

What this shows FBD holds 18 patents at rank #16,009, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FBD

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,009 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A23G (Cocoa)

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

FBD's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 48% higher than 52% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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FBD Partnership, L.P. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	11.1%
2016	2	11.1%
2018	1	5.6%
2019	3	16.7%
2020	4	22.2%
2022	2	11.1%
2023	2	11.1%
2024	1	5.6%
2025partial year	1	5.6%

Which technologies does FBD Partnership, L.P. patent most?

A23G - COCOA; Cocoa Products, e.g. CHOCOLATE; Substitutes FOR Cocoa OR Cocoa PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; Chewing GUM; ICE-CREAM; Preparation Thereof 14

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 7

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 5

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 3

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

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 2

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 2

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 1

Top 9 of 9 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

FBD Partnership, L.P.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

FBD Partnership, L.P.'s lead technology class is A23G (COCOA; Cocoa Products, e.g. CHOCOLATE; Substitutes FOR Cocoa OR Cocoa PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; Chewing GUM; ICE-CREAM; Preparation Thereof), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A23G
Ranked #16,010 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FBD Partnership, L.P. against Exciting Technology LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.8/100 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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