USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Gilbarco Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 58 granted patents across 30 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B67D (DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.8

Avg claims per patent

-39%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Gilbarco holds 58 US patents across 30 technology areas, rank #5,844 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#5,844
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.6/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent: -39%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Gilbarco Inc. has been granted 58 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Gilbarco Inc. at rank #5,844 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 30 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in B67D (DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a US Corporation, Gilbarco Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Gilbarco sits between Genetec Inc. (58 patents, rank #5,840) and Intellijoint Surgical Inc. (58 patents, rank #5,848) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.6/100 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 22 grants, compared with 36 in the 2015–2019 window, a -39% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US 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. Gilbarco Inc.'s 14.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 30 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Gilbarco Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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Gilbarco ◀

58

What this shows Gilbarco holds 58 patents at rank #5,844, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Gilbarco

By rank, the assignees closest to #5,844 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B67D (Dispensing)

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

Gilbarco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Gilbarco Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	7	12.1%
2016	11	19.0%
2017	3	5.2%
2018	12	20.7%
2019	3	5.2%
2020	6	10.3%
2021	5	8.6%
2022	6	10.3%
2023	3	5.2%
2024	2	3.4%

Which technologies does Gilbarco Inc. patent most?

B67D - DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 28

G07F - COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS 23

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 17

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 13

G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME 10

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 7

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 4

H04B - TRANSMISSION 3

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 3

G07G - REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS 3

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 2

G09G - ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 2

G02F - OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS 2

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 2

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 2

Top 15 of 30 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#5,844

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

47.6 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 Gilbarco Inc. hold?

Gilbarco Inc. holds 58 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 30 technology areas.

What is Gilbarco Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Gilbarco Inc. has an Innovation Score of 47.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Gilbarco Inc. focus on?

Gilbarco Inc.'s top technology area is B67D (DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 28 patents. The company has filed patents in 30 CPC subclasses total.

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

Gilbarco Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -39% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

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

Gilbarco Inc.'s patents average 14.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Gilbarco 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

Gilbarco's 58 grants land it in the top 18% 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 - Gilbarco ranks #5,844 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B67D - see who else leads that technology area. B67D 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.