Where does GII Acquisition, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GII Acquisition, LLC ranks #17,698 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 GII Acquisition, LLC hold?

GII Acquisition, LLC holds 16 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is GII Acquisition, LLC's Innovation Score?

GII Acquisition, LLC has an Innovation Score of 33.9 out of 100 (46th 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 GII Acquisition, LLC focus on?

GII Acquisition, LLC's top technology area is B07C (Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking) with 12 patents, ranking #20 of 282 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is GII Acquisition, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GII Acquisition, LLC's recent grant velocity is -86% 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 GII Acquisition, LLC's patents?

GII Acquisition, LLC's patents average 24.6 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 GII Acquisition, LLC 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

GII Acquisition, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 16 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. 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: B07C (Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GII ranks #17,698 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 16 patents across 7 technology areas.

#17,698
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 46th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.9/100): 24.6
avg claims per patent: -86%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R17698 · US Corporation #17,698 · 16 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 16 grants
MID-PACK #17,698/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Gelita
CPC-NARROW B07C · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.9/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 24.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -86% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Gelita AG (±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 GII’s 33.9 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 9.8 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (28%) Claim depth 14.8 pts (44%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
GII Acquisition · this assignee

34
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GII's Innovation Score is 33.9/100 (46th 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 GII?

Each dot is one of GII’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). GII’s own 24.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where GII's grants concentrate

GII Acquisition, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 75% of grants classified under B07C (Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, GII sits between Gelita AG and GOO Chemical Co., Ltd..

Gelita

16
GEMÜ Gebr Müller…

16
Genesis Research…

16
Gensun Biopharma

16
Github

16
Givenchy

16
Globalmed Holdings

16
GOO Chemical

16
GII Acquisition ◀

16

What this shows GII holds 16 patents at rank #17,687, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GII

By rank, the assignees closest to #17,687 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B07C (Postal Sorting)

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

GII's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

34 46th percentile higher than 46% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

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

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GII Acquisition, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	18.8%
2016	6	37.5%
2017	3	18.8%
2018	2	12.5%
2020	1	6.3%
2021	1	6.3%

Which technologies does GII Acquisition, LLC patent most?

B07C - Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking 12

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 11

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 9

F42B - Explosive Charges, e.g. FOR Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition 7

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 2

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 2

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 1

Top 7 of 7 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

GII Acquisition, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GII Acquisition, LLC's lead technology class is B07C (Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking), 75% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B07C
Ranked #17,698 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GII Acquisition, LLC against Gelita AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.9/100 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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