Where does Futura S.P.A. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Futura S.P.A. ranks #8,802 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 Futura S.P.A. hold?

Futura S.P.A. holds 36 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Futura S.P.A.'s Innovation Score?

Futura S.P.A. has an Innovation Score of 39.7 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Futura S.P.A. focus on?

Futura S.P.A.'s top technology area is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables) with 23 patents, ranking #57 of 1,019 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is Futura S.P.A.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Futura S.P.A.'s recent grant velocity is +20% 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 Futura S.P.A.'s patents?

Futura S.P.A.'s patents average 13.7 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 Futura S.P.A. 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

Futura S.P.A.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 36 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Futura ranks #8,802 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 36 patents across 17 technology areas.

#8,802
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (39.7/100): 13.7
avg claims per patent: +20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R8802 · Foreign Corporation #8,802 · 36 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 36 grants
UPPER-Q #8,802/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Foshan Shunde Midea…
CPC-FOCUS B65H · 17 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +20% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing 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 Futura’s 39.7 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 12.5 pts (31%) Velocity 4.4 pts (11%) Breadth 14.6 pts (37%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Applejack 199 · near

40
Centre Hospitalier… · near

40
Cibt America · near

40
Futura S P A · this assignee

40
UIH America · near

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Futura's Innovation Score is 39.7/100 (top 37% 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 Futura?

Each dot is one of Futura’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). Futura’s own 13.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Futura's grants concentrate

Futura S.P.A. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 63.9% of grants classified under B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (7 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Futura sits between Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and GKN Sinter Metals, LLC.

Futura's three-year grant acceleration

Futura S.P.A. shows 10 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 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.

Foshan Shunde Mid…

36
Free Stream Media

36
Fuji Seiko

36
Furla S p A

36
Franke Technology…

36
Gibson Brands

36
GKN Aerospace Swe…

36
GKN Sinter Metals

36
Futura S P A ◀

36

What this shows Futura holds 36 patents at rank #8,800, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Futura

By rank, the assignees closest to #8,800 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Futura, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material), Futura ranks #57 of 1,019 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

Cibt America Inc. 40 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (C.H.U.V.) 40 Applejack 199 L.P. 40 UIH America, Inc. 40

Futura's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Futura S.P.A. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	2.8%
2018	7	19.4%
2019	7	19.4%
2020	6	16.7%
2021	2	5.6%
2022	4	11.1%
2023	2	5.6%
2024	4	11.1%
2025partial year	3	8.3%

Which technologies does Futura S.P.A. patent most?

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 23

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 6

B31F - Mechanical Working OR Deformation OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 6

B24B - Machines, Devices, OR Processes FOR Grinding OR Polishing ; Dressing OR Conditioning OF Abrading SURFACES; Feeding OF Grinding, Polishing, OR Lapping Agents 4

D21G - CALENDERS; Accessories FOR Paper-making Machines 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

D06C - Finishing, Dressing, Tentering OR Stretching Textile Fabrics 2

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

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 2

B31B - Making Containers OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 1

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

B24D - Tools FOR Grinding, Buffing OR Sharpening 1

B31C - Making Wound Articles, e.g. Wound Tubes, OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B41F - Printing Machines OR Presses 1

Top 15 of 17 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

Futura S.P.A.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Futura S.P.A.'s lead technology class is B65H (Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables), 63.9% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65H
Ranked #8,802 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Futura S.P.A. against Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.7/100 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.

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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