Overall rank by patents
#22,622
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 6 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, G4S ranks #22,622 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 6 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22622 · US Corporation #22,622 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH
Nearest grant-volume peer: Fountain Master, Llc (±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.
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
G4S Retail Solutions… · this assignee
48 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows G4S's Innovation Score is 48.4/100 (top 17% 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.
G4S Retail Solutions (usa) Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 6 CPC subclasses with 91.7% of grants classified under G06Q (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, G4S sits between Fountain Master, Llc and GEA TDS Gmbh.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Fountain Master, LLC
12 patents
Fourth Arrow, LLC
12 patents
Fritz Hansen A/S
12 patents
Fusion Orthopedics, LLC
12 patents
GB DEVELOPPEMENT
12 patents
GE Medical Systems Israel, Ltd.
12 patents
GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS WEERT B.V.
12 patents
GEA TDS GmbH
12 patents
G4S Retail Solutions (USA) Inc.
12 patents
What this shows G4S holds 12 patents at rank #22,618, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,618 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in G4S's primary technology class.
G4S's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
48 Top 17% higher than 83% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 2024 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 2025partial year | 1 | 8.3% |
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,622
of 50,000 tracked assignees
48.4 out of 100
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