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FC Industries LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, FC ranks #46,692 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 3 technology areas.

#46,692
of 49,997 US assignees by volume
17th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.2/100)
10.4
avg claims per patent
-33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R46692 · US Corporation #46,692 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

  • GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
  • BOTTOM-DECILE #46,692/49,997
  • PHOTO-FINISH Favagrossa Edoardo…
  • CPC-NARROW A47J · 3 areas
  • INNOV-THIN 25.2/100
  • CLAIMS-PAR 10.4 claims/avg
  • TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
  • VEL-DOWN -33% vel
  • BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Favagrossa Edoardo S.R.L. (±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 FC’s 25.2 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Innovation-score neighbourhood around FC

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.

score

What this shows FC's Innovation Score is 25.2/100 (17th 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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score As of 2015–2025

Does more volume mean deeper claims for FC?

Each dot is one of FC’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). FC’s own 10.4 claims/patent is at or below the 11.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

FC vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Granted patents (volume) (X) and Avg claims / patent (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Volume + depthSelective & thoroughVolume over depthLean filer 4.95.05.055.05.05.1 0510152025 Granted patents (volume) Avg claims / patent Favagrossa Edoardo S.R.L. - 5, 11.8Favagrossa Edoard…FAZ Technology Limited - 5, 23.6FAZ TechnologyFB Industries Inc. - 5, 7.6FB IndustriesFbsciences Holdings, Inc. - 5, 13.6Fbsciences Holdin…FCL Components Limited - 5, 3FCL ComponentsFD IP & Licensing LLC - 5, 18.6FD IP & LicensingFempro Consumer Products ULC - 5, 9.6Fempro Consumer P…Ferdinand-braun-institut Ggmbh, Leibniz-institut FÜR HÖCHSTFREQUENZTECHNIK - 5, 14.6Ferdinand-braun-i…FC Industries LLC - 5, 10.4FC Industries
FC vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where FC's grants concentrate

FC Industries LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, FC sits between Favagrossa Edoardo S.R.L. and Ferdinand-braun-institut Ggmbh, Leibniz-institut FÜR HÖCHSTFREQUENZTECHNIK.

FC's three-year grant acceleration

FC Industries LLC shows 2 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.

Who files at FC's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows FC holds 5 patents at rank #46,687, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near FC

By rank, the assignees closest to #46,687 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47J (Kitchen Equipment)

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

FC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

25 17th percentile higher than 17% of 49,997 US assignees

This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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FC Industries LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2018 1 20.0%
2019 2 40.0%
2024 2 40.0%

Which technologies does FC Industries LLC patent most?

Top 3 of 3 technology areas

More on this record

Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

FC Industries LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

  • FC Industries LLC's lead technology class is A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47J
  • Ranked #46,692 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
  • Compare FC Industries LLC against Favagrossa Edoardo S.R.L., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
  • Innovation Score of 25.2/100 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.