G4S Retail Solutions (USA) Inc.
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 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 6 technology areas.
- #22,622
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 17%
- by Innovation Score (48.4/100)
- 18.1
- avg claims per patent
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
- GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
- MID-PACK #22,622/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Fountain Master
- CPC-NARROW G06Q · 6 areas
- INNOV-PAR 48.4/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 18.1 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
- BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields
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.
How G4S’s 48.4 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around G4S
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- G4S Retail Solutions… · this assignee
G4S Retail Solutions… · this assignee
48 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · 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.
Does more volume mean deeper claims for G4S?
Each dot is one of G4S’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). G4S’s own 18.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where G4S's grants concentrate
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.
G4S's three-year grant acceleration
G4S Retail Solutions (USA) Inc. shows 10 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.
Who files at G4S's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Fountain Master
Fountain Master, LLC
12 patents
- Fourth Arrow
Fourth Arrow, LLC
12 patents
- Fritz Hansen A/S
Fritz Hansen A/S
12 patents
- Fusion Orthopedics
Fusion Orthopedics, LLC
12 patents
- GB Developpement
GB Developpement
12 patents
- GE Medical System…
GE Medical Systems Israel, Ltd.
12 patents
- GEA Food Solution…
GEA Food Solutions Weert B.V.
12 patents
- GEA TDS
GEA TDS GmbH
12 patents
- G4S Retail Soluti… ◀
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.
Companies ranked near G4S
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,618 in granted patent volume.
- Fountain Master, LLC #22,614 · 12 patents
- Fourth Arrow, LLC #22,615 · 12 patents
- Fritz Hansen A/S #22,616 · 12 patents
- Fusion Orthopedics, LLC #22,617 · 12 patents
- GB Developpement #22,619 · 12 patents
- GE Medical Systems Israel, Ltd. #22,620 · 12 patents
- GEA Food Solutions Weert B.V. #22,621 · 12 patents
- GEA TDS GmbH #22,622 · 12 patents
Leaders in G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in G4S's primary technology class.
- International Business Machines Corporation 6,621 in class
- Google LLC 3,295 in class
- Capital ONE Services, LLC 3,005 in class
- Amazon Technologies, Inc. 2,993 in class
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 2,990 in class
- Facebook, Inc. 1,919 in class
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1,697 in class
- Mastercard International Incorporated 1,644 in 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 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| 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% |
Which technologies does G4S Retail Solutions (USA) Inc. patent most?
Top 6 of 6 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
G4S Retail Solutions (USA) Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- G4S Retail Solutions (USA) Inc.'s lead technology class is G06Q (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative,), 91.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G06Q
- Ranked #22,622 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare G4S Retail Solutions (USA) Inc. against Fountain Master, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 48.4/100 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.
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.