Where does Flexible Technologies, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Flexible Technologies, Inc. ranks #31,653 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 Flexible Technologies, Inc. hold?

Flexible Technologies, Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Flexible Technologies, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Flexible Technologies, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.6 out of 100 (18th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Flexible Technologies, Inc. focus on?

Flexible Technologies, Inc.'s top technology area is F24F (AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening) with 6 patents, ranking #156 of 885 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

Is Flexible Technologies, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Flexible Technologies, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -40% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Flexible Technologies, Inc.'s patents?

Flexible Technologies, Inc.'s patents average 15.5 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 Flexible Technologies, 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

Flexible Technologies, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: F24F (AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Flexible ranks #31,653 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 6 technology areas.

#31,653
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 18th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.6/100): 15.5
avg claims per patent: -40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31653 · US Corporation #31,653 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,653/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Finest Products
CPC-NARROW F24F · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Finest Products Limited (±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 Flexible’s 25.6 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 7.6 pts (30%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (34%) Claim depth 9.3 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Flexible · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Flexible's Innovation Score is 25.6/100 (18th 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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Flexible?

Each dot is one of Flexible’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). Flexible’s own 15.5 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Flexible's grants concentrate

Flexible Technologies, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under F24F (AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Flexible sits between Finest Products Limited and Flyon Aerosystems Ltd..

Finest Products

8
Fire Butler

8
FIS Financial Com…

8
Flecotec

8
Fluoptics

8
FLY CAT Electrical

8
Flyability

8
Flyon Aerosystems

8
Flexible ◀

8

What this shows Flexible holds 8 patents at rank #31,626, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Flexible

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,626 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F24F (Air-conditioning)

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

Flexible's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 18th percentile higher than 18% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Flexible Technologies, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	37.5%
2019	2	25.0%
2020	2	25.0%
2021	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Flexible Technologies, Inc. patent most?

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 6

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 2

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

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 1

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

Top 6 of 6 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

Flexible Technologies, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Flexible Technologies, Inc.'s lead technology class is F24F (AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F24F
Ranked #31,653 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Flexible Technologies, Inc. against Finest Products Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.6/100 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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