Where does FT System S.R.L. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FT System S.R.L. ranks #18,644 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 FT System S.R.L. hold?

FT System S.R.L. holds 15 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is FT System S.R.L.'s Innovation Score?

FT System S.R.L. has an Innovation Score of 44.6 out of 100 (top 25% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does FT System S.R.L. focus on?

FT System S.R.L.'s top technology area is B67B (Applying Closure Members TO Bottles Jars, OR Similar CONTAINERS; Opening Closed Containers) with 5 patents, ranking #6 of 140 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

Is FT System S.R.L.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

FT System S.R.L.'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 FT System S.R.L.'s patents?

FT System S.R.L.'s patents average 11.3 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 FT System S.R.L. 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 Foreign Corporation

FT System S.R.L.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 15 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: B67B (Applying Closure Members TO Bottles Jars, OR Similar CONTAINERS; Opening Closed Containers).

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, FT ranks #18,644 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 15 patents across 13 technology areas.

#18,644
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 25%
by Innovation Score (44.6/100): 11.3
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R18644 · Foreign Corporation #18,644 · 15 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 15 grants
MID-PACK #18,644/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fasford Technology
CPC-FOCUS B67B · 13 areas
INNOV-PAR 44.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 11.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fasford Technology 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 FT’s 44.6 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 9.6 pts (21%) Velocity 15.6 pts (35%) Breadth 12.7 pts (28%) Claim depth 6.8 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Em-tech · near

45
FT System S R L · this assignee

45
Hexagon Technology AS · near

45
OCI · near

45
Therma-stor · near

45
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows FT's Innovation Score is 44.6/100 (top 25% 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 FT?

Each dot is one of FT’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). FT’s own 11.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where FT's grants concentrate

FT System S.R.L. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 33.3% of grants classified under B67B (Applying Closure Members TO Bottles Jars, OR Similar CONTAINERS; Opening Closed Containers). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, FT sits between Foundation FOR Biomedical Research AND Innovation AT Kobe and Fasford Technology Co., Ltd..

FT's three-year grant acceleration

FT System S.R.L. shows 7 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

Foundation FOR Bi…

15
Franco Manufactur…

15
Fresh Forward Hol…

15
FRX Polymers

15
FU Ding Precision…

15
Fujikura Rubber

15
Fulton Group N A

15
Fasford Technology

15
FT System S R L ◀

15

What this shows FT holds 15 patents at rank #18,625, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FT

By rank, the assignees closest to #18,625 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B67B (Applying Closure Members TO Bottles Jars)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for FT, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B67B (Applying Closure Members TO Bottles Jars), FT ranks #6 of 140 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (45 here).

OCI Company Ltd. 45 Hexagon Technology AS 45 Em-tech Co., Ltd 45 Therma-stor LLC 45

FT's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

45 Top 25% higher than 75% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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FT System S.R.L. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	13.3%
2019	1	6.7%
2020	2	13.3%
2022	2	13.3%
2023	2	13.3%
2024	3	20.0%
2025partial year	3	20.0%

Which technologies does FT System S.R.L. patent most?

B67B - Applying Closure Members TO Bottles Jars, OR Similar CONTAINERS; Opening Closed Containers 5

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 5

B67C - Cleaning, Filling With Liquids OR Semiliquids, OR Emptying, OF Bottles, Jars, Cans, Casks, Barrels, OR Similar Containers, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Funnels 3

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

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 2

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 2

G01L - Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, OR Fluid Pressure 2

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

A23B - Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables 1

H01Q - Antennas, i.e. Radio Aerials 1

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 1

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 1

Top 13 of 13 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

FT System S.R.L.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

FT System S.R.L.'s lead technology class is B67B (Applying Closure Members TO Bottles Jars, OR Similar CONTAINERS; Opening Closed Containers), 33.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B67B
Ranked #18,644 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FT System S.R.L. against Foundation FOR Biomedical Research AND Innovation AT Kobe, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 44.6/100 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

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.