Where does Flint Trading, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Flint Trading, Inc. ranks #24,342 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 Flint Trading, Inc. hold?

Flint Trading, Inc. holds 11 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2019, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Flint Trading, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Flint Trading, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.9 out of 100 (19th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Flint Trading, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Flint Trading, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Flint Trading, Inc.'s patents?

Flint Trading, Inc.'s patents average 8.4 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 Flint Trading, 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

Flint Trading, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Flint Trading, Inc. focus on?

Flint Trading, Inc.'s top technology area is E01F (Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like) with 7 patents, ranking #13 of 168 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 11 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2019. 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: E01F (Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Flint ranks #24,342 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 11 patents across 12 technology areas.

#24,342
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.9/100): 8.4
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R24342 · US Corporation #24,342 · 11 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 11 grants
MID-PACK #24,342/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fiske Software
CPC-FOCUS E01F · 12 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.4 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fiske Software 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 Flint’s 25.9 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 8.6 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.2 pts (47%) Claim depth 5.1 pts (20%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Flint Trading · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows Flint's Innovation Score is 25.9/100 (19th 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 Flint?

Each dot is one of Flint’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). Flint’s own 8.4 claims/patent is at or below the 17.9 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Flint's grants concentrate

Flint Trading, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 63.6% of grants classified under E01F (Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Flint sits between Fiske Software LLC and Florence Corporation.

Fiske Software

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Flawless Holdings

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Flextronics Autom…

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Flint Hills Resou…

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Flo

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Flospine

11
Floreac div Micro…

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Florence

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Flint Trading ◀

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What this shows Flint holds 11 patents at rank #24,350, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Flint

By rank, the assignees closest to #24,350 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E01F (Additional Work)

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

Flint's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2019

Grants by year

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

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Flint Trading, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	18.2%
2016	3	27.3%
2017	5	45.5%
2019	1	9.1%

Which technologies does Flint Trading, Inc. patent most?

E01F - Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 4

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

C09J - ADHESIVES; Non-mechanical Aspects OF Adhesive Processes IN GENERAL; Adhesive Processes NOT Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF Materials AS Adhesives 3

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 3

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 2

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 2

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 2

B64F - Ground OR Aircraft-carrier-deck Installations Specially Adapted FOR USE IN Connection With AIRCRAFT; Designing, Manufacturing, Assembling, Cleaning, Maintaining OR Repairing Aircraft, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Handling, Transporting, Testing OR Inspecting Aircraft Components, NOT Otherwise Provide 1

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 1

C04B - Lime, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; Compositions Thereof, e.g. Mortars, Concrete OR Like Building MATERIALS; Artificial Stone ; Ceramics ; REFRACTORIES; Treatment OF Natural Stone 1

Top 12 of 12 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

Flint Trading, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Flint Trading, Inc.'s lead technology class is E01F (Additional Work, Such AS Equipping Roads OR THE Construction OF Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, OR THE Like), 63.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E01F
Ranked #24,342 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Flint Trading, Inc. against Fiske Software LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.9/100 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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