Where does FSI North America, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FSI North America, Inc. ranks #46,898 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 FSI North America, Inc. hold?

FSI North America, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is FSI North America, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

FSI North America, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 34.9 out of 100 (49th 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 FSI North America, Inc. focus on?

FSI North America, Inc.'s top technology area is F16J (Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings) with 5 patents, ranking #136 of 753 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is FSI North America, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

FSI North America, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for FSI North America, Inc.'s patents?

FSI North America, Inc.'s patents average 9.0 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 FSI North America, 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

FSI North America, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 8 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: F16J (Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, FSI ranks #46,898 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 8 technology areas.

#46,898
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 49th percentile
by Innovation Score (34.9/100): 9.0
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R46898 · US Corporation #46,898 · 5 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #46,898/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Frontside
CPC-NARROW F16J · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 34.9/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Frontside (±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 FSI’s 34.9 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 6.2 pts (18%) Velocity 13.3 pts (38%) Breadth 10.0 pts (29%) Claim depth 5.4 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
FSI North America · this assignee

35
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows FSI's Innovation Score is 34.9/100 (49th 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 FSI?

Each dot is one of FSI’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). FSI’s own 9.0 claims/patent is at or below the 10.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where FSI's grants concentrate

FSI North America, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F16J (Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings). By volume, FSI sits between Frontside and FT Synthetics Inc..

FSI's three-year grant acceleration

FSI North America, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Frontside

5
Frosty Cold

5
Fruitshop Interna…

5
FS Giiker Technol…

5
FSK

5
FSP Holdings Pty

5
FSR

5
FT Synthetics

5
FSI North America ◀

5

What this shows FSI holds 5 patents at rank #46,787, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FSI

By rank, the assignees closest to #46,787 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F16J (Pistons)

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

FSI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

35 49th percentile higher than 49% 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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FSI North America, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%
2022	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does FSI North America, Inc. patent most?

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 5

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 2

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

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 2

B01D - Separation 2

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 1

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 1

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 1

Top 8 of 8 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

FSI North America, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

FSI North America, Inc.'s lead technology class is F16J (Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F16J
Ranked #46,898 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FSI North America, Inc. against Frontside, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 34.9/100 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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