USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

General Fusion Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 21 technology areas, active 2016–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G21B (FUSION REACTORS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.9

Avg claims per patent

-31%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

General holds 22 US patents across 21 technology areas, rank #13,443 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#13,443
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (40.0/100): 16.9
avg claims per patent: -31%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

General Fusion Inc. has been granted 22 US utility patents between 2016 and 2023, placing General Fusion Inc. at rank #13,443 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 21 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in G21B (FUSION REACTORS). As a Foreign Corporation, General Fusion Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, General sits between Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare (uk) IP Limited (22 patents, rank #13,439) and Global Marketing Enterprise (gme) Ltd. (22 patents, rank #13,447) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 40.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 9 grants, compared with 13 in the 2015–2019 window, a -31% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. General Fusion Inc.'s 16.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 21 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark General Fusion Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Glaxosmithkline C…

22
GPB Scientific

22
Gpsip

22
Galera Labs

22
Genesis Advanced…

22
Genesis Robotics…

22
Gestamp Hardtech…

22
Global Marketing…

22
General Fusion ◀

22

What this shows General holds 22 patents at rank #13,443, 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 #13,443 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G21B (Fusion Reactors)

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, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

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

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General Fusion Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	5	22.7%
2017	2	9.1%
2018	5	22.7%
2019	1	4.5%
2020	3	13.6%
2021	3	13.6%
2022	2	9.1%
2023	1	4.5%

Which technologies does General Fusion Inc. patent most?

G21B - FUSION REACTORS 18

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 17

H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE ; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS 16

F15D - FLUID DYNAMICS, i.e. METHODS OR MEANS FOR INFLUENCING THE FLOW OF GASES OR LIQUIDS 4

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 4

F15B - SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 3

F17D - PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS; PIPE-LINES 3

F03G - SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

G10K - SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 2

F42D - BLASTING 2

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 2

B06B - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, ; e.g.; FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL 2

F04D - NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 2

Top 15 of 21 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#13,443

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

40.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does General Fusion Inc. hold?

General Fusion Inc. holds 22 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2023, spanning 21 technology areas.

What is General Fusion Inc.'s Innovation Score?

General Fusion Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does General Fusion Inc. focus on?

General Fusion Inc.'s top technology area is G21B (FUSION REACTORS) with 18 patents. The company has filed patents in 21 CPC subclasses total.

Is General Fusion Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

General Fusion Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -31% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for General Fusion Inc.'s patents?

General Fusion Inc.'s patents average 16.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the General Fusion 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.

How to use this portfolio

General's 22 grants land it in the top 37% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - General ranks #13,443 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G21B - see who else leads that technology area. G21B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · 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.