Where does Gardner-Gibson, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Gardner-Gibson, Inc. ranks #40,368 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 Gardner-Gibson, Inc. hold?

Gardner-Gibson, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2019, spanning 10 technology areas.

What is Gardner-Gibson, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Gardner-Gibson, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.7 out of 100 (32nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Gardner-Gibson, Inc. focus on?

Gardner-Gibson, Inc.'s top technology area is E04D (Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools) with 5 patents, ranking #55 of 243 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 10 CPC subclasses total.

Is Gardner-Gibson, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Gardner-Gibson, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Gardner-Gibson, Inc.'s patents?

Gardner-Gibson, Inc.'s patents average 19.7 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 Gardner-Gibson, Inc. 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

Gardner-Gibson, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 10 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2019. 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: E04D (Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Gardner-gibson ranks #40,368 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 10 technology areas.

#40,368
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 32nd percentile
by Innovation Score (29.7/100): 19.7
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R40368 · US Corporation #40,368 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #40,368/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Galderma Laboratories
CPC-FOCUS E04D · 10 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Galderma Laboratories, L.P. (±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 Gardner-gibson’s 29.7 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 6.7 pts (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 11.2 pts (38%) Claim depth 11.8 pts (40%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Gardner-Gibson · this assignee

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What this shows Gardner-gibson's Innovation Score is 29.7/100 (32nd 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 Gardner-gibson?

Each dot is one of Gardner-gibson’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). Gardner-gibson’s own 19.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Gardner-gibson's grants concentrate

Gardner-Gibson, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 10 CPC subclasses with 83.3% of grants classified under E04D (Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, Gardner-gibson sits between Galderma Laboratories, L.P. and GenCann, LLC.

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What this shows Gardner-Gibson holds 6 patents at rank #40,473, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Gardner-Gibson

By rank, the assignees closest to #40,473 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04D (Roof Coverings)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Gardner-Gibson's primary technology class.

Gardner-gibson's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2019

Grants by year

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

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Gardner-Gibson, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	2	33.3%
2017	1	16.7%
2018	2	33.3%
2019	1	16.7%

Which technologies does Gardner-Gibson, Inc. patent most?

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 5

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 3

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 2

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 2

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

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 2

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 1

C09D - Coating Compositions, e.g. Paints, Varnishes OR LACQUERS; Filling PASTES; Chemical Paint OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; Correcting FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; Pastes OR Solids FOR Colouring OR PRINTING; USE OF Materials Therefor 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

C08G - Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than BY Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds 1

Top 10 of 10 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

Gardner-Gibson, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Gardner-Gibson, Inc.'s lead technology class is E04D (Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools), 83.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04D
Ranked #40,368 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Gardner-Gibson, Inc. against Galderma Laboratories, L.P., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 29.7/100 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

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