Where does Glass Dynamics, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Glass Dynamics, Inc. ranks #47,078 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 Glass Dynamics, Inc. hold?

Glass Dynamics, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2022 and 2025, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is Glass Dynamics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Glass Dynamics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.5 out of 100 (top 23% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Glass Dynamics, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Glass Dynamics, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Glass Dynamics, Inc.'s patents?

Glass Dynamics, Inc.'s patents average 22.0 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 Glass Dynamics, 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

Glass Dynamics, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Glass Dynamics, Inc. focus on?

Glass Dynamics, Inc.'s top technology area is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates) with 5 patents, ranking #167 of 637 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2022–2025. 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: E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Glass ranks #47,078 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 3 technology areas.

#47,078
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 23%
by Innovation Score (45.5/100): 22.0
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47078 · US Corporation #47,078 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,078/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Gilgamesh Pharmaceut…
CPC-NARROW E06B · 3 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.5/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2022–2025 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, 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 Glass’s 45.5 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 6.2 pts (14%) Velocity 20.0 pts (44%) Breadth 6.1 pts (13%) Claim depth 13.2 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Glass Dynamics · this assignee

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Glass's Innovation Score is 45.5/100 (top 23% 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 Glass?

Each dot is one of Glass’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). Glass’s own 22.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Glass's grants concentrate

Glass Dynamics, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Glass sits between Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Glen Dimplex Americas Limited.

Glass's three-year grant acceleration

Glass Dynamics, Inc. shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Gilgamesh Pharmac…

5
Gill Industries

5
Gitlab

5
Glabete

5
Glassbeam

5
Glatfelter Gernsb…

5
Glebar Acquisition

5
Glen Dimplex Amer…

5
Glass Dynamics ◀

5

What this shows Glass holds 5 patents at rank #47,184, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Glass

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,184 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings)

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

Glass's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 23% higher than 77% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2022–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Glass Dynamics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	1	20.0%
2023	1	20.0%
2024	2	40.0%
2025partial year	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Glass Dynamics, Inc. patent most?

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 5

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 5

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 2

Top 3 of 3 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

Glass Dynamics, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Glass Dynamics, Inc.'s lead technology class is E06B (Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E06B
Ranked #47,078 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Glass Dynamics, Inc. against Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.5/100 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

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