Where does Frame & Mullions LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Frame & Mullions LLC ranks #46,866 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 Frame & Mullions LLC hold?

Frame & Mullions LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 6 technology areas.

What is Frame & Mullions LLC's Innovation Score?

Frame & Mullions LLC has an Innovation Score of 20.1 out of 100 (7th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Frame & Mullions LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Frame & Mullions LLC'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 Frame & Mullions LLC's patents?

Frame & Mullions LLC's patents average 8.8 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 Frame & Mullions 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

Frame & Mullions LLC

Q: What technology areas does Frame & Mullions LLC focus on?

Frame & Mullions LLC's top technology area is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates) with 4 patents, ranking #207 of 637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 6 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Frame ranks #46,866 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 6 technology areas.

#46,866
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 7th percentile
by Innovation Score (20.1/100): 8.8
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R46866 · US Corporation #46,866 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #46,866/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Foshan Shunde Yide…
CPC-NARROW E06B · 6 areas
INNOV-THIN 20.1/100
CLAIMS-PAR 8.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Foshan Shunde Yide Plastics Co., Ltd. (±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 Frame’s 20.1 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 6.2 pts (31%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 8.7 pts (43%) Claim depth 5.3 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Crystaphase… · near

20
Ningbo Fiercer… · near

20
Frame & Mullions · this assignee

20
Gibraltar · near

20
Midwest Can · near

20
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Frame's Innovation Score is 20.1/100 (7th 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 Frame?

Each dot is one of Frame’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). Frame’s own 8.8 claims/patent is at or below the 12.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Frame's grants concentrate

Frame & Mullions LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 80% of grants classified under E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Frame sits between Foshan Shunde Yide Plastics Co., Ltd. and Freeform Future Corp..

Foshan Shunde Yid…

5
Foshan Zhengbu Te…

5
Foster Wheeler USA

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Foxwordy

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Fraunhofer-gesell…

5
Frauscher Sensort…

5
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5
Freeform Future

5
Frame & Mullions ◀

5

What this shows Frame holds 5 patents at rank #46,920, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Frame

By rank, the assignees closest to #46,920 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Frame, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings), Frame ranks #207 of 637 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (20 here).

Gibraltar, Inc. 20 Midwest Can Company, LLC 20 Ningbo Fiercer Leopard Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd. 20 Crystaphase International, Inc. 20

Frame's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

20 7th percentile higher than 7% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Frame & Mullions LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	3	60.0%
2019	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Frame & Mullions LLC patent most?

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 4

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 2

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 1

E05C - Bolts OR Fastening Devices FOR Wings, Specially FOR Doors OR Windows 1

E05B - LOCKS; Accessories THEREFOR; Handcuffs 1

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

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Frame & Mullions LLC's lead technology class is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates), 80% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E06B
Ranked #46,866 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Frame & Mullions LLC against Foshan Shunde Yide Plastics Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 20.1/100 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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