Where does GAF Energy LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GAF Energy LLC ranks #4,558 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 GAF Energy LLC hold?

GAF Energy LLC holds 77 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 18 technology areas.

What is GAF Energy LLC's Innovation Score?

GAF Energy LLC has an Innovation Score of 60.6 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is GAF Energy LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for GAF Energy LLC.

What does claim depth mean for GAF Energy LLC's patents?

GAF Energy LLC's patents average 17.6 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 GAF Energy LLC 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 US Corporation

GAF Energy LLC

Q: What technology areas does GAF Energy LLC focus on?

GAF Energy LLC's top technology area is Y02B (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications) with 72 patents, ranking #45 of 2,605 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 18 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 77 granted patents across 18 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: Y02B (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GAF ranks #4,558 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 77 patents across 18 technology areas.

#4,558
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (60.6/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R4558 · US Corporation #4,558 · 77 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-SMALL 77 grants
TOP-DECILE #4,558/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Credo Technology Group
CPC-FOCUS Y02B · 18 areas
INNOV-STRONG 60.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Credo Technology Group Limited (±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 GAF’s 60.6 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 15.0 pts (25%) Velocity 20.0 pts (33%) Breadth 15.0 pts (25%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
GAF Energy · this assignee

61
Global Tel*Link · near

61
Max · near

61
Appotronics · near

61
Teknologian… · near

61
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GAF's Innovation Score is 60.6/100 (top 3% 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 GAF?

Each dot is one of GAF’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). GAF’s own 17.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where GAF's grants concentrate

GAF Energy LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 18 CPC subclasses with 93.5% of grants classified under Y02B (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (23 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, GAF sits between Credo Technology Group Limited and Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd..

GAF's three-year grant acceleration

GAF Energy LLC shows 55 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.

Credo Technology…

77
Dong-eui Universi…

77
Dril-quip

77
Emulate

77
GE Oil & Gas Pres…

77
GLO AB

77
Hangzhou Sanhua R…

77
Hunan Brunp Recyc…

77
GAF Energy ◀

77

What this shows GAF holds 77 patents at rank #4,558, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GAF

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,558 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02B (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for GAF, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In Y02B (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings), GAF ranks #45 of 2,605 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (61 here).

Max Co., Ltd. 61 Global Tel*Link Corporation 61 Appotronics Corporation Limited 61 Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy 61

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.6 here).

SRC Corporation 17.6 avg WinField Solutions, LLC 17.6 avg Robin Systems, Inc. 17.6 avg Allegiance Corporation 17.6 avg

GAF's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

61 Top 3% higher than 97% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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GAF Energy LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	1	1.3%
2022	20	26.0%
2023	12	15.6%
2024	23	29.9%
2025partial year	21	27.3%

Which technologies does GAF Energy LLC patent most?

Y02B - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications 72

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 69

H02S - Generation OF Electric Power BY Conversion OF Infrared Radiation, Visible Light OR Ultraviolet Light, e.g. Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules 67

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 38

H10F - Inorganic Semiconductor Devices Sensitive TO Infrared Radiation, Light, Electromagnetic Radiation OF Shorter Wavelength OR Corpuscular Radiation 36

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 15

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 5

F24S - Solar Heat COLLECTORS; Solar Heat Systems 5

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines, OR OF Combined Optical AND Electric Cables OR Lines 4

H02H - Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements 3

E04G - SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; Building Implements OR Aids, OR Their USE; Handling Building Materials ON THE SITE; Repairing, Breaking-up OR Other Work ON Existing Buildings 2

C09J - ADHESIVES; Non-mechanical Aspects OF Adhesive Processes IN GENERAL; Adhesive Processes NOT Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF Materials AS Adhesives 2

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 2

B31B - Making Containers OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

Top 15 of 18 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

GAF Energy LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GAF Energy LLC's lead technology class is Y02B (Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Buildings, e.g. Housing, House Appliances OR Related End-user Applications), 93.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02B
Ranked #4,558 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GAF Energy LLC against Credo Technology Group Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 60.6/100 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

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