Where does Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation ranks #35,506 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 Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation hold?

Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation's Innovation Score?

Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation has an Innovation Score of 30.9 out of 100 (36th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation's recent grant velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation's patents?

Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation's patents average 16.6 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 Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation 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

Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation

Q: What technology areas does Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation focus on?

Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation's top technology area is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours) with 5 patents, ranking #308 of 2,030 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Gleason ranks #35,506 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 7 technology areas.

#35,506
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 36th percentile
by Innovation Score (30.9/100): 16.6
avg claims per patent: +100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35506 · US Corporation #35,506 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,506/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH GKN Aerospace…
CPC-NARROW G01B · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, 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 Gleason’s 30.9 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 7.2 pts (23%) Velocity 4.4 pts (14%) Breadth 9.4 pts (30%) Claim depth 9.9 pts (32%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Gleason Metrology… · this assignee

31
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Gleason's Innovation Score is 30.9/100 (36th 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 Gleason?

Each dot is one of Gleason’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). Gleason’s own 16.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Gleason's grants concentrate

Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours). By volume, Gleason sits between GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, Inc. and Global Apparel Partners Inc..

Gleason's three-year grant acceleration

Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 3 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.

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7
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7
Gladius Pharmaceu…

7
Glanbia Nutrition…

7
Glenn Lane Family…

7
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Global Apparel Pa…

7
Gleason Metrology… ◀

7

What this shows Gleason holds 7 patents at rank #35,457, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Gleason

By rank, the assignees closest to #35,457 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01B (Measuring Length)

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

Gleason's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

31 36th percentile higher than 36% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	14.3%
2019	1	14.3%
2020	1	14.3%
2021	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%
2023	1	14.3%
2025partial year	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation patent most?

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 5

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B23F - Making Gears OR Toothed Racks 1

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; Means FOR Damping Vibration 1

F16M - Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports 1

G05B - Control OR Regulating Systems IN GENERAL; Functional Elements OF Such SYSTEMS; Monitoring OR Testing Arrangements FOR Such Systems OR Elements 1

F16H - Gearing 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

Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation's lead technology class is G01B (Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01B
Ranked #35,506 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation against GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.9/100 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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