Where does Footprint International, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Footprint International, LLC ranks #12,011 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 Footprint International, LLC hold?

Footprint International, LLC holds 25 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is Footprint International, LLC's Innovation Score?

Footprint International, LLC has an Innovation Score of 49.6 out of 100 (top 14% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Footprint International, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Footprint International, LLC's recent grant velocity is +40% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Footprint International, LLC's patents?

Footprint International, LLC's patents average 11.5 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 Footprint 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Footprint International, LLC

Q: What technology areas does Footprint International, LLC focus on?

Footprint International, LLC's top technology area is B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages) with 21 patents, ranking #159 of 3,365 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 19 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 25 granted patents across 19 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Footprint ranks #12,011 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 25 patents across 19 technology areas.

#12,011
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (49.6/100): 11.5
avg claims per patent: +40%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R12011 · US Corporation #12,011 · 25 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 25 grants
UPPER-Q #12,011/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH FaceTec
CPC-FOCUS B65D · 19 areas
INNOV-PAR 49.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.5 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +40% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: FaceTec, Inc. (±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 Footprint’s 49.6 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 11.3 pts (23%) Velocity 16.0 pts (32%) Breadth 15.4 pts (31%) Claim depth 6.9 pts (14%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Footprint Internatio… · this assignee

50
LS Mtron · near

50
Origin · near

50
Aisin Technical… · near

50
Kinki University · near

50
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Footprint's Innovation Score is 49.6/100 (top 14% 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 Footprint?

Each dot is one of Footprint’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). Footprint’s own 11.5 claims/patent is at or below the 13.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Footprint's grants concentrate

Footprint International, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 19 CPC subclasses with 84% of grants classified under B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Footprint sits between FaceTec, Inc. and Glas, Inc..

Footprint's three-year grant acceleration

Footprint International, LLC shows 12 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Facetec

25
Fall Creek Farm a…

25
Federal Cartridge

25
Fluid Quip

25
GCX

25
Genesys Logic

25
Giuliani S P A

25
Glas

25
Footprint Interna… ◀

25

What this shows Footprint holds 25 patents at rank #12,012, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Footprint

By rank, the assignees closest to #12,012 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Footprint, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials), Footprint ranks #159 of 3,365 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (50 here).

Origin Company, Limited 50 LS Mtron Ltd. 50 Kinki University 50 Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc. 50

Footprint's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

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

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Footprint International, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	4.0%
2018	6	24.0%
2019	3	12.0%
2020	2	8.0%
2022	2	8.0%
2023	3	12.0%
2024	7	28.0%
2025partial year	1	4.0%

Which technologies does Footprint International, LLC patent most?

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 21

D21H - Pulp COMPOSITIONS; Preparation Thereof NOT Covered BY Subclasses D21c OR D21D; Impregnating OR Coating OF PAPER; Treatment OF Finished Paper NOT Covered BY Class B31 OR Subclass D21G; Paper NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 20

D21J - FIBREBOARD; Manufacture OF Articles From Cellulosic Fibrous Suspensions OR From Papier-mache 20

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 13

B05D - Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General 11

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 11

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 10

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 5

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 4

D21F - Paper-making MACHINES; Methods OF Producing Paper Thereon 3

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 3

B29B - Preparation OR Pretreatment OF THE Material TO BE SHAPED; Making Granules OR PREFORMS; Recovery OF Plastics OR Other Constituents OF Waste Material Containing Plastics 3

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 2

D21B - Fibrous RAW Materials OR Their Mechanical Treatment 2

B31B - Making Containers OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 2

Top 15 of 19 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

Footprint International, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Footprint International, LLC's lead technology class is B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F), 84% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65D
Ranked #12,011 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Footprint International, LLC against FaceTec, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 49.6/100 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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