Where does Glasstech, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Glasstech, Inc. ranks #7,558 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 Glasstech, Inc. hold?

Glasstech, Inc. holds 43 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Glasstech, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Glasstech, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 41.6 out of 100 (top 33% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Glasstech, Inc. focus on?

Glasstech, Inc.'s top technology area is C03B (Manufacture, Shaping, OR Supplementary Processes) with 35 patents, ranking #12 of 269 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

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

Glasstech, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -44% 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 Glasstech, Inc.'s patents?

Glasstech, Inc.'s patents average 18.1 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 Glasstech, 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

Glasstech, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 43 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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: C03B (Manufacture, Shaping, OR Supplementary Processes).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Glasstech ranks #7,558 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 43 patents across 14 technology areas.

#7,558
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 33%
by Innovation Score (41.6/100): 18.1
avg claims per patent: -44%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7558 · US Corporation #7,558 · 43 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 43 grants
UPPER-Q #7,558/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH GeeLux Holdings
CPC-FOCUS C03B · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.6/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -44% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: GeeLux Holdings, Ltd. (±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 Glasstech’s 41.6 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 13.1 pts (32%) Velocity 4.4 pts (11%) Breadth 13.2 pts (32%) Claim depth 10.8 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Emseal Joint Systems · near

42
Glasstech · this assignee

42
RareCyte · near

42
Riverbed Technology · near

42
Supernus Pharmaceuti… · near

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Glasstech's Innovation Score is 41.6/100 (top 33% 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 Glasstech?

Each dot is one of Glasstech’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). Glasstech’s own 18.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Glasstech's grants concentrate

Glasstech, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 81.4% of grants classified under C03B (Manufacture, Shaping, OR Supplementary Processes). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2023. By volume, Glasstech sits between Getrag Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagen and Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device, Ltd..

Glasstech's three-year grant acceleration

Glasstech, Inc. shows 8 grants in 2022–2024 against only 12 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.

Getrag Getriebe-…

43
Gowin Semiconduct…

43
Granbio Intellect…

43
Geelux Holdings

43
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43
Halo2cloud

43
Hifi Engineering

43
Hitachi Power Sem…

43
Glasstech ◀

43

What this shows Glasstech holds 43 patents at rank #7,560, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Glasstech

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,560 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C03B (Manufacture)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Glasstech, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C03B (Manufacture), Glasstech ranks #12 of 269 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (42 here).

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 42 RareCyte, Inc. 42 Emseal Joint Systems, Ltd. 42 Riverbed Technology LLC 42

Glasstech's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 33% higher than 67% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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Glasstech, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	4.7%
2016	4	9.3%
2017	8	18.6%
2018	8	18.6%
2019	5	11.6%
2020	3	7.0%
2021	4	9.3%
2022	2	4.7%
2023	1	2.3%
2024	5	11.6%
2025partial year	1	2.3%

Which technologies does Glasstech, Inc. patent most?

C03B - Manufacture, Shaping, OR Supplementary Processes 35

G01N - Investigating OR Analysing Materials BY Determining Their Chemical OR Physical Properties 10

G06T - Image Data Processing OR Generation, IN General 10

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 10

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 8

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 3

H04N - Pictorial Communication, e.g. Television 3

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 3

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 2

F27B - Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens OR Retorts IN GENERAL; Open Sintering OR Like Apparatus 2

G06V - Image OR Video Recognition OR Understanding 2

F16C - SHAFTS; Flexible SHAFTS; Elements OR Crankshaft MECHANISMS; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing ELEMENTS; Bearings 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 1

Top 14 of 14 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

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

Glasstech, Inc.'s lead technology class is C03B (Manufacture, Shaping, OR Supplementary Processes), 81.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C03B
Ranked #7,558 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Glasstech, Inc. against Getrag Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagen, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.6/100 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

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.