Where does GDO Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GDO Inc. ranks #31,745 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 GDO Inc. hold?

GDO Inc. holds 8 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2021, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is GDO Inc.'s Innovation Score?

GDO Inc. has an Innovation Score of 29.7 out of 100 (31st 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 GDO Inc. focus on?

GDO Inc.'s top technology area is B24C (Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material) with 6 patents, ranking #17 of 114 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is GDO Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GDO Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -67% 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 GDO Inc.'s patents?

GDO Inc.'s patents average 26.9 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 GDO 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

GDO Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. 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: B24C (Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GDO ranks #31,745 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 4 technology areas.

#31,745
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 31st percentile
by Innovation Score (29.7/100): 26.9
avg claims per patent: -67%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R31745 · US Corporation #31,745 · 8 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
MID-PACK #31,745/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Gary Sharp Innovatnons
CPC-NARROW B24C · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 29.7/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 26.9 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -67% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Gary Sharp Innovatnons, 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 GDO’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 7.6 pts (26%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (24%) Claim depth 15.0 pts (51%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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GDO · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GDO's Innovation Score is 29.7/100 (31st 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 GDO?

Each dot is one of GDO’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). GDO’s own 26.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 14.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where GDO's grants concentrate

GDO Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under B24C (Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, GDO sits between Gary Sharp Innovatnons, LLC and GEE HOO Fitec Corp..

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What this shows GDO holds 8 patents at rank #31,733, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GDO

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,733 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B24C (Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material)

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

GDO's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 31st percentile higher than 31% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2021

Grants by year

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

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GDO Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	12.5%
2017	3	37.5%
2018	2	25.0%
2021	2	25.0%

Which technologies does GDO Inc. patent most?

B24C - Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material 6

F41B - Weapons FOR Projecting Missiles Without USE OF Explosive OR Combustible Propellant CHARGE; Weapons NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

F42D - Blasting 3

F42B - Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition 2

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

GDO Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GDO Inc.'s lead technology class is B24C (Abrasive OR Related Blasting With Particulate Material), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B24C
Ranked #31,745 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GDO Inc. against Gary Sharp Innovatnons, LLC, 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

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.