Where does Global Water Group, Incorporated rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Global Water Group, Incorporated ranks #35,521 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 Water Group, Incorporated hold?

Global Water Group, Incorporated holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is Global Water Group, Incorporated's Innovation Score?

Global Water Group, Incorporated has an Innovation Score of 30.1 out of 100 (33rd percentile 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 Water Group, Incorporated focus on?

Global Water Group, Incorporated's top technology area is C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge) with 5 patents, ranking #311 of 1,366 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is Global Water Group, Incorporated's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Global Water Group, Incorporated's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Global Water Group, Incorporated's patents?

Global Water Group, Incorporated's patents average 22.6 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 Water Group, Incorporated 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 Water Group, Incorporated

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Global ranks #35,521 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 7 technology areas.

#35,521
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 33rd percentile
by Innovation Score (30.1/100): 22.6
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R35521 · US Corporation #35,521 · 7 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #35,521/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Global Designs
CPC-NARROW C02F · 7 areas
INNOV-THIN 30.1/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 22.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Global Designs Co (±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 30.1 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 (24%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 9.4 pts (31%) Claim depth 13.5 pts (45%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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What this shows Global's Innovation Score is 30.1/100 (33rd 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 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 22.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Global's grants concentrate

Global Water Group, Incorporated is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 71.4% of grants classified under C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Global sits between Global Designs Co and Glux Visual Effects Tech (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

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What this shows Global holds 7 patents at rank #35,549, 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 #35,549 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C02F (Treatment OF Water)

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

Global's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

30 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Global Water Group, Incorporated patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	42.9%
2016	3	42.9%
2018	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Global Water Group, Incorporated patent most?

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 5

B01D - Separation 2

Y02W - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Wastewater Treatment OR Waste Management 2

B82Y - Specific Uses OR Applications OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Measurement OR Analysis OF NANOSTRUCTURES; Manufacture OR Treatment OF Nanostructures 1

B01J - Chemical OR Physical Processes, e.g. Catalysis OR Colloid CHEMISTRY; Their Relevant Apparatus 1

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 1

B04B - Centrifuges 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

Global Water Group, Incorporated's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Global Water Group, Incorporated's lead technology class is C02F (Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge), 71.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C02F
Ranked #35,521 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Global Water Group, Incorporated against Global Designs Co, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 30.1/100 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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