Where does FTS Welding rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), FTS Welding ranks #31,711 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 FTS Welding hold?

FTS Welding holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2024, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is FTS Welding's Innovation Score?

FTS Welding has an Innovation Score of 32.7 out of 100 (42nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is FTS Welding's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

FTS Welding's recent grant velocity is +67% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for FTS Welding's patents?

FTS Welding's patents average 12.4 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 FTS Welding 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

FTS Welding

Q: What technology areas does FTS Welding focus on?

FTS Welding's top technology area is 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 ) with 3 patents, ranking #588 of 1,448 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2024. 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: 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 Dashb).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, FTS ranks #31,711 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 14 technology areas.

#31,711
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 42nd percentile
by Innovation Score (32.7/100): 12.4
avg claims per patent: +67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31711 · Foreign Corporation #31,711 · 8 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,711/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fresenius Kabi Austria
CPC-FOCUS B60K · 14 areas
INNOV-THIN 32.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 12.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fresenius Kabi Austria GMBH (±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 FTS’s 32.7 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 7.6 pts (23%) Velocity 4.4 pts (13%) Breadth 13.2 pts (40%) Claim depth 7.4 pts (23%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
FTS Welding · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows FTS's Innovation Score is 32.7/100 (42nd 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 FTS?

Each dot is one of FTS’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). FTS’s own 12.4 claims/patent is at or below the 15.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where FTS's grants concentrate

FTS Welding is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 37.5% of grants classified under 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 Dashb). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, FTS sits between Fresenius Kabi Austria GMBH and Furukawa Techno Material Co., Ltd..

FTS's three-year grant acceleration

FTS Welding shows 2 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.

Fresenius Kabi Au…

8
Friesland Brands…

8
Frontiir PTE

8
FS COM

8
Fujian Golden Dra…

8
Fulterer Gesellsc…

8
Furukawa Electric…

8
Furukawa Techno M…

8
FTS Welding ◀

8

What this shows FTS holds 8 patents at rank #31,648, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near FTS

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,648 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B60K (Arrangement OR Mounting OF Propulsion Units OR OF Transmi…)

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

FTS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2024

Grants by year

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

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FTS Welding patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	12.5%
2017	1	12.5%
2018	1	12.5%
2020	2	25.0%
2021	1	12.5%
2022	1	12.5%
2024	1	12.5%

Which technologies does FTS Welding patent most?

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

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 2

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 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 2

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F17C - Vessels FOR Containing OR Storing Compressed, Liquefied OR Solidified GASES; Fixed-capacity GAS-HOLDERS; Filling Vessels With, OR Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, OR Solidified Gases 1

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 1

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

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 1

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 1

C08F - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained BY Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds 1

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 1

B23K - Soldering OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; Cladding OR Plating BY Soldering OR WELDING; Cutting BY Applying Heat Locally, e.g. Flame CUTTING; Working BY Laser Beam 1

Top 14 of 14 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

FTS Welding's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

FTS Welding's lead technology class is 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 Dashb), 37.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B60K
Ranked #31,711 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare FTS Welding against Fresenius Kabi Austria GMBH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 32.7/100 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.

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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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