Where does General Compression, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), General Compression, Inc. ranks #35,469 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 General Compression, Inc. hold?

General Compression, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2016, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is General Compression, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

General Compression, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 33.5 out of 100 (45th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is General Compression, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

General Compression, 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 General Compression, Inc.'s patents?

General Compression, Inc.'s patents average 21.0 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 General Compression, 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

General Compression, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does General Compression, Inc. focus on?

General Compression, Inc.'s top technology area is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution) with 6 patents, ranking #1,885 of 5,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2016. 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: Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, General ranks #35,469 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 15 technology areas.

#35,469
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 45th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.5/100): 21.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35469 · US Corporation #35,469 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,469/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Gen-Probe Prodesse
CPC-FOCUS Y02E · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.5/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 21.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Gen-Probe Prodesse, Inc. (±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 General’s 33.5 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 7.2 pts (21%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 13.7 pts (41%) Claim depth 12.6 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
General Compression · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows General's Innovation Score is 33.5/100 (45th 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 General?

Each dot is one of General’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). General’s own 21.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where General's grants concentrate

General Compression, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, General sits between Gen-Probe Prodesse, Inc. and Genome Protection, Inc..

Gen-probe Prodesse

7
Geneon

7
Genvivo

7
Geneohm Sciences…

7
General Nano

7
Genetic

7
Genome And

7
Genome Protection

7
General Compressi… ◀

7

What this shows General holds 7 patents at rank #35,526, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near General

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,526 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

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

General's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 45th percentile higher than 45% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2016

Grants by year

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

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General Compression, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	85.7%
2016	1	14.3%

Which technologies does General Compression, Inc. patent most?

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 6

F02C - Gas-turbine PLANTS; AIR Intakes FOR Jet-propulsion PLANTS; Controlling Fuel Supply IN Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants 4

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 2

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 2

F28D - Heat-exchange Apparatus, NOT Provided FOR IN Another Subclass, IN Which THE Heat-exchange Media DO NOT Come Into Direct Contact 2

F01B - Machines OR Engines, IN General OR OF Positive-displacement Type, e.g. Steam Engines 2

F02G - HOT GAS OR Combustion-product Positive-displacement Engine Plants ; USE OF Waste Heat OF Combustion ENGINES; NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 1

F03D - Wind Motors 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

G05F - Systems FOR Regulating Electric OR Magnetic Variables 1

Y04S - Systems Integrating Technologies Related TO Power Network Operation, Communication OR Information Technologies FOR Improving THE Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management OR Usage, i.e. Smart Grids 1

Top 15 of 15 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

General Compression, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

General Compression, Inc.'s lead technology class is Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore Y02E
Ranked #35,469 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare General Compression, Inc. against Gen-Probe Prodesse, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.5/100 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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