Where does GB Developpement rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GB Developpement ranks #22,626 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 GB Developpement hold?

GB Developpement holds 12 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2024, spanning 5 technology areas.

What is GB Developpement's Innovation Score?

GB Developpement has an Innovation Score of 35.6 out of 100 (top 49% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does GB Developpement focus on?

GB Developpement's top technology area is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles) with 9 patents, ranking #139 of 1,384 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 5 CPC subclasses total.

Is GB Developpement's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GB Developpement's recent grant velocity is +200% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for GB Developpement's patents?

GB Developpement's patents average 20.3 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 GB Developpement 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 Foreign Corporation

GB Developpement

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).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GB ranks #22,626 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 12 patents across 5 technology areas.

#22,626
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 49%
by Innovation Score (35.6/100): 20.3
avg claims per patent: +200%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

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

GRANTS-MICRO 12 grants
MID-PACK #22,626/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fourth Arrow
CPC-NARROW B05B · 5 areas
INNOV-THIN 35.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 20.3 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +200% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

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.

How GB’s 35.6 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 8.9 pts (25%) Velocity 6.7 pts (19%) Breadth 7.9 pts (22%) Claim depth 12.2 pts (34%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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GB Developpement · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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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.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for GB?

Each dot is one of GB’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). GB’s own 20.3 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where GB's grants concentrate

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.

GB's three-year grant acceleration

GB Developpement shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Fourth Arrow

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Fritz Hansen A/S

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Fusion Orthopedics

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GE Medical System…

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GEA Food Solution…

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GEA TDS

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GB Developpement ◀

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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.

Companies ranked near GB

By rank, the assignees closest to #22,619 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B05B (Spraying Apparatus)

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 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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GB Developpement patent grants by year, 2015–2025
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%

Which technologies does GB Developpement patent most?

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 9

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 4

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 2

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 2

A45D - Hairdressing OR Shaving Equipment ; Equipment FOR Cosmetics OR Cosmetic Treatments, e.g. FOR Manicuring OR Pedicuring 1

Top 5 of 5 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

GB Developpement's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GB Developpement's lead technology class is B05B (Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B05B
Ranked #22,626 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GB Developpement against Fourth Arrow, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 35.6/100 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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