Overall rank by patents
#22,626
of 50,000 tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 12 granted patents across 5 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: B05B (SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, GB ranks #22,626 of 50,000 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 5 technology areas.
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R22626 · Foreign Corporation #22,626 · 12 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
Nearest grant-volume peer: Fourth Arrow, 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
GB Developpement · this assignee
36 score
3D Lighting Innovati… · lowest
7 score
What this shows GB's Innovation Score is 35.6/100 (top 49% 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.
GB Developpement is a focused PatentsView assignee: 5 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under B05B (SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, GB sits between Fourth Arrow, Llc and GEBR. Brasseler Gmbh & Co. KG.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Fourth Arrow, LLC
12 patents
Fritz Hansen A/S
12 patents
Fusion Orthopedics, LLC
12 patents
G4S Retail Solutions (USA) Inc.
12 patents
GE Medical Systems Israel, Ltd.
12 patents
GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS WEERT B.V.
12 patents
GEA TDS GmbH
12 patents
GEBR. BRASSELER GMBH & CO. KG
12 patents
GB DEVELOPPEMENT
12 patents
What this shows GB holds 12 patents at rank #22,619, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #22,619 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in GB's primary technology class.
GB's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
36 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2021 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 16.7% |
Top 5 of 5 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#22,626
of 50,000 tracked assignees
35.6 out of 100
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