Where does GCS Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GCS Co., Ltd. ranks #19,804 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 GCS Co., Ltd. hold?

GCS Co., Ltd. holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is GCS Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

GCS Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 48.3 out of 100 (top 17% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is GCS Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GCS Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for GCS Co., Ltd.'s patents?

GCS Co., Ltd.'s patents average 5.1 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 GCS Co., Ltd. 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

GCS Co., Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does GCS Co., Ltd. focus on?

GCS Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles) with 4 patents, ranking #808 of 2,589 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 20 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 20 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES;).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GCS ranks #19,804 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 20 technology areas.

#19,804
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.3/100): 5.1
avg claims per patent: +0%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19804 · Foreign Corporation #19,804 · 14 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-FLAT · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,804/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fuyu Technology…
CPC-FOCUS A61L · 20 areas
INNOV-PAR 48.3/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 5.1 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-FLAT +0% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fuyu Electronic Technology (Huai'an) Co., Ltd. (±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 GCS’s 48.3 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 9.4 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (41%) Breadth 15.8 pts (33%) Claim depth 3.1 pts (6%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
GCS · this assignee

48
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GCS's Innovation Score is 48.3/100 (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 GCS?

Each dot is one of GCS’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). GCS’s own 5.1 claims/patent is at or below the 13.0 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where GCS's grants concentrate

GCS Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 20 CPC subclasses with 28.6% of grants classified under A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES;). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2022. By volume, GCS sits between Fuyu Electronic Technology (Huai'an) Co., Ltd. and GF Machining Solutions SA.

GCS's three-year grant acceleration

GCS Co., Ltd. shows 6 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Fuyu Technology (…

14
G-form

14
Galtronics USA

14
Gatekeeper Innova…

14
Genequantum Healt…

14
Genicook Product

14
Gerber Technology

14
GF Machining Solu…

14
GCS ◀

14

What this shows GCS holds 14 patents at rank #19,801, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GCS

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,801 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects…)

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

GCS'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

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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GCS Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	42.9%
2022	2	14.3%
2024	4	28.6%
2025partial year	2	14.3%

Which technologies does GCS Co., Ltd. patent most?

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 4

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 3

C08J - WORKING-UP; General Processes OF COMPOUNDING; After-treatment NOT Covered BY Subclasses C08b, C08c, C08f, C08g or C08h 2

H05H - Plasma Technique ; Production OF Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles OR OF NEUTRONS; Production OR Acceleration OF Neutral Molecular OR Atomic Beams 2

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 2

B01D - Separation 2

A61Q - Specific USE OF Cosmetics OR Similar Toiletry Preparations 1

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices 1

H05K - Printed CIRCUITS; Casings OR Constructional Details OF Electric APPARATUS; Manufacture OF Assemblages OF Electrical Components 1

G09G - Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 1

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 1

Top 15 of 20 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

GCS Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GCS Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is A61L (Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES;), 28.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61L
Ranked #19,804 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GCS Co., Ltd. against Fuyu Electronic Technology (Huai'an) Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 48.3/100 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

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.