Where does Flomax International, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Flomax International, Inc. ranks #46,782 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 Flomax International, Inc. hold?

Flomax International, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2020, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is Flomax International, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Flomax International, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 21.7 out of 100 (9th 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 Flomax International, Inc. focus on?

Flomax International, Inc.'s top technology area is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification) with 5 patents, ranking #2,382 of 9,657 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is Flomax International, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Flomax International, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -75% 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 Flomax International, Inc.'s patents?

Flomax International, Inc.'s patents average 12.6 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 Flomax International, 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

Flomax International, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2020. 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: Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Flomax ranks #46,782 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 5 technology areas.

#46,782
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 9th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.7/100): 12.6
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R46782 · US Corporation #46,782 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #46,782/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH FliteLogix
CPC-NARROW Y10T · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: FliteLogix, 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 Flomax’s 21.7 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 6.2 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.9 pts (36%) Claim depth 7.6 pts (35%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Flomax International · this assignee

22
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Flomax's Innovation Score is 21.7/100 (9th 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 Flomax?

Each dot is one of Flomax’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). Flomax’s own 12.6 claims/patent is at or below the 15.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Flomax's grants concentrate

Flomax International, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Flomax sits between FliteLogix, LLC and Flow Polymers, LLC.

Flitelogix

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Flock Group

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Flogistix

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Flokk AB

5
Florida Food Prod…

5
Floritec Breeding…

5
Floshield

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Flow Polymers

5
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What this shows Flomax holds 5 patents at rank #46,878, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Flomax

By rank, the assignees closest to #46,878 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification)

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

Flomax's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

22 9th percentile higher than 9% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2020

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Flomax International, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	3	60.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Flomax International, Inc. patent most?

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B60K - Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmissions IN VEHICLES; Arrangement OR Mounting OF Plural Diverse Prime-movers IN VEHICLES; Auxiliary Drives FOR VEHICLES; Instrumentation OR Dashboards FOR VEHICLES; Arrangements IN Connection With Cooling, AIR Intake, GAS Exhaust OR Fuel Supply 3

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 2

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 2

Top 5 of 5 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

Flomax International, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Flomax International, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y10T (Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y10T
Ranked #46,782 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Flomax International, Inc. against FliteLogix, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.7/100 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

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.