Where does Global Industrial Distribution Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Global Industrial Distribution Inc. ranks #10,627 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 Global Industrial Distribution Inc. hold?

Global Industrial Distribution Inc. holds 29 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2025, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Global Industrial Distribution Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Global Industrial Distribution Inc. has an Innovation Score of 45.7 out of 100 (top 22% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Global Industrial Distribution Inc. focus on?

Global Industrial Distribution Inc.'s top technology area is B62B (Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges) with 5 patents, ranking #63 of 410 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Global Industrial Distribution Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Global Industrial Distribution Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Global Industrial Distribution Inc.'s patents?

Global Industrial Distribution Inc.'s patents average 5.6 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 Global Industrial Distribution 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

Global Industrial Distribution Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 29 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2025. 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: B62B (Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Global ranks #10,627 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 29 patents across 9 technology areas.

#10,627
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 22%
by Innovation Score (45.7/100): 5.6
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R10627 · US Corporation #10,627 · 29 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-SMALL 29 grants
UPPER-Q #10,627/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Fugro
CPC-NARROW B62B · 9 areas
INNOV-PAR 45.7/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 5.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2025 · 6y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Fugro N.V. (±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 Global’s 45.7 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 11.7 pts (26%) Velocity 20.0 pts (44%) Breadth 10.6 pts (23%) Claim depth 3.4 pts (7%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Astronics Advanced… · near

46
CT Energy · near

46
DAS · near

46
Global Industrial… · this assignee

46
The Kansai Electric… · near

46
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Global's Innovation Score is 45.7/100 (top 22% 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 Global?

Each dot is one of Global’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). Global’s own 5.6 claims/patent is at or below the 16.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Global's grants concentrate

Global Industrial Distribution Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 17.2% of grants classified under B62B (Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges). Peak complete grant year is 2023 (9 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Global sits between Fugro N.V. and GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH.

Global's three-year grant acceleration

Global Industrial Distribution Inc. shows 20 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

Fugro

29
GEA Tuchenhagen

29
Geistlich Pharma

29
GKN Driveline Int…

29
Goodbaby Child Pr…

29
Graff Breeding A/S

29
Grst International

29
GSI Helmholtzzent…

29
Global Industrial… ◀

29

What this shows Global holds 29 patents at rank #10,624, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Global

By rank, the assignees closest to #10,624 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B62B (Hand-propelled Vehicles)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Global, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B62B (Hand-propelled Vehicles), Global ranks #63 of 410 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (46 here).

The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. 46 Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp. 46 DAS Co., Ltd. 46 CT Energy Ltd. 46

Global's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 22% higher than 78% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2025

Grants by year

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

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Global Industrial Distribution Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	5	17.2%
2021	1	3.4%
2022	6	20.7%
2023	9	31.0%
2024	5	17.2%
2025partial year	3	10.3%

Which technologies does Global Industrial Distribution Inc. patent most?

B62B - Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges 5

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

E03B - Installations OR Methods FOR Obtaining, Collecting, OR Distributing Water 1

E03C - Domestic Plumbing Installations FOR Fresh Water OR Waste Water ; Sinks 1

E05Y - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses E05d AND E05f, Relating TO Construction Elements, Electric Control, Power Supply, Power Signal OR Transmission, User Interfaces, Mounting OR Coupling, Details, Accessories, Auxiliary Operations NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, Application Thereof 1

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 1

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 1

B60D - Vehicle Connections 1

B01D - Separation 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Global Industrial Distribution Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Global Industrial Distribution Inc.'s lead technology class is B62B (Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges), 17.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B62B
Ranked #10,627 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Global Industrial Distribution Inc. against Fugro N.V., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 45.7/100 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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