USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Fisher Controls International Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 456 granted patents across 100 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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456

Total patents granted

100

CPC technology areas

19.1

Avg claims per patent

-14%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Fisher holds 456 US patents across 100 technology areas, rank #964 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#964
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (62.0/100): 19.1
avg claims per patent: -14%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Fisher Controls International Llc has been granted 456 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Fisher Controls International Llc at rank #964 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 100 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING). As a US Corporation, Fisher Controls International Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Fisher sits between Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp. (459 patents, rank #960) and Murata Machinery, Ltd. (454 patents, rank #968) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 211 grants, compared with 245 in the 2015–2019 window, a -14% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Fisher Controls International Llc's 19.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Fisher Controls International Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Sumitomo Electric…

459
Huazhong Universi…

458
Sandvik Intellect…

458
ADP

457
Hella & Kgaa

456
Fisher Controls I… ◀

456
Hanwha Techwin

454
Invensas

454
Murata Machinery

454

What this shows Fisher holds 456 patents at rank #964, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Fisher

By rank, the assignees closest to #964 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16K (Valves)

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

Fisher's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 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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Fisher Controls International Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	59	12.9%
2016	41	9.0%
2017	37	8.1%
2018	44	9.6%
2019	64	14.0%
2020	44	9.6%
2021	47	10.3%
2022	45	9.9%
2023	40	8.8%
2024	16	3.5%
2025	19	4.2%

Which technologies does Fisher Controls International Llc patent most?

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING 309

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 95

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 82

F15B - SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 49

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 41

F16J - PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS 38

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 36

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 35

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 34

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 20

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 20

B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER 19

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 18

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 18

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 14

Top 15 of 100 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#964

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Fisher Controls International Llc hold?

Fisher Controls International Llc holds 456 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 100 technology areas.

What is Fisher Controls International Llc's Innovation Score?

Fisher Controls International Llc has an Innovation Score of 62.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Fisher Controls International Llc focus on?

Fisher Controls International Llc's top technology area is F16K (VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING) with 309 patents. The company has filed patents in 100 CPC subclasses total.

Is Fisher Controls International Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Fisher Controls International Llc's recent filing velocity is -14% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Fisher Controls International Llc's patents?

Fisher Controls International Llc's patents average 19.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Fisher Controls International 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.

How to use this portfolio

Fisher's 456 grants land it in the top 3% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Fisher ranks #964 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F16K - see who else leads that technology area. F16K leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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.