Where does Flexlink AB rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Flexlink AB ranks #19,776 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 Flexlink AB hold?

Flexlink AB holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Flexlink AB's Innovation Score?

Flexlink AB has an Innovation Score of 28.1 out of 100 (26th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Flexlink AB's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Flexlink AB's recent grant velocity is -56% 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 Flexlink AB's patents?

Flexlink AB's patents average 14.1 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 Flexlink AB 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 Foreign Corporation

Flexlink AB

Q: What technology areas does Flexlink AB focus on?

Flexlink AB's top technology area is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors) with 13 patents, ranking #154 of 1,746 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 7 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: B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Flexlink ranks #19,776 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 7 technology areas.

#19,776
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 26th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.1/100): 14.1
avg claims per patent: -56%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19776 · Foreign Corporation #19,776 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,776/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fiberweb
CPC-NARROW B65G · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -56% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fiberweb, 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 Flexlink’s 28.1 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 9.4 pts (33%) Velocity 1.0 pts (4%) Breadth 9.4 pts (33%) Claim depth 8.5 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Flexlink AB · this assignee

28
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Flexlink's Innovation Score is 28.1/100 (26th 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 Flexlink?

Each dot is one of Flexlink’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). Flexlink’s own 14.1 claims/patent is at or below the 15.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Flexlink's grants concentrate

Flexlink AB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 92.9% of grants classified under B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors). Peak complete grant year is 2019 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Flexlink sits between Fiberweb, LLC and FUNDACIÓ Institut D'INVESTIGACIÓ BIOMÈDICA DE Bellvitge (IDIBELL).

Flexlink's three-year grant acceleration

Flexlink AB shows 1 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.

Fiberweb

14
Firstface

14
Fives DMS

14
Flanders Electric…

14
Foghorn Therapeut…

14
Forever Gifts

14
Fronteo

14
FundaciÓ Institut…

14
Flexlink AB ◀

14

What this shows Flexlink holds 14 patents at rank #19,765, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Flexlink

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,765 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices)

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

Flexlink's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 26th percentile higher than 26% 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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Flexlink AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	7.1%
2016	2	14.3%
2017	2	14.3%
2019	4	28.6%
2020	1	7.1%
2021	2	14.3%
2023	1	7.1%
2025partial year	1	7.1%

Which technologies does Flexlink AB patent most?

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 13

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 3

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 1

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 1

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

Top 7 of 7 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

Flexlink AB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Flexlink AB's lead technology class is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors), 92.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65G
Ranked #19,776 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Flexlink AB against Fiberweb, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.1/100 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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