Where does Glydways Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Glydways Inc. ranks #13,448 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 Glydways Inc. hold?

Glydways Inc. holds 22 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Glydways Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Glydways Inc. has an Innovation Score of 57.2 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Glydways Inc. focus on?

Glydways Inc.'s top technology area is G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables) with 13 patents, ranking #266 of 2,515 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 17 CPC subclasses total.

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

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Glydways Inc..

What does claim depth mean for Glydways Inc.'s patents?

Glydways Inc.'s patents average 19.6 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 Glydways 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

Glydways Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 17 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Glydways ranks #13,448 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 22 patents across 17 technology areas.

#13,448
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.2/100): 19.6
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13448 · US Corporation #13,448 · 22 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-SMALL 22 grants
MID-PACK #13,448/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Genesis Advanced…
CPC-FOCUS G05D · 17 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Genesis Advanced Technology 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 Glydways’s 57.2 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 10.8 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (35%) Breadth 14.6 pts (26%) Claim depth 11.8 pts (21%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Glydways · this assignee

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Glydways's Innovation Score is 57.2/100 (top 5% 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 Glydways?

Each dot is one of Glydways’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). Glydways’s own 19.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 11.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Glydways's grants concentrate

Glydways Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 17 CPC subclasses with 59.1% of grants classified under G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (8 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2021. By volume, Glydways sits between Genesis Advanced Technology Inc. and Hefei BOE Display Light Co., Ltd..

Glydways's three-year grant acceleration

Glydways Inc. shows 15 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Genesis Advanced…

22
Genesis Robotics…

22
Gestamp Hardtech…

22
Global Marketing…

22
Guangzhou Institu…

22
Hangzhou Chipjet…

22
HCL Italy S p A

22
Hefei BOE Display…

22
Glydways ◀

22

What this shows Glydways holds 22 patents at rank #13,448, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Glydways

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,448 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables)

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

Glydways's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

57 Top 5% higher than 95% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Glydways Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	2	9.1%
2022	4	18.2%
2023	3	13.6%
2024	8	36.4%
2025partial year	5	22.7%

Which technologies does Glydways Inc. patent most?

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 13

G08G - Traffic Control Systems 10

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 8

G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing 5

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 5

B60W - Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit 5

B61L - Guiding Railway TRAFFIC; Ensuring THE Safety OF Railway Traffic 3

E01C - Construction OF, OR Surfaces FOR, Roads, Sports Grounds, OR THE LIKE; Machines OR Auxiliary Tools FOR Construction OR Repair 3

E01D - Construction OF Bridges, ; Elevated ROADWAYS; OR VIADUCTS; Assembly OF Bridges 3

H04L - Transmission OF Digital Information, e.g. Telegraphic Communication 2

B60G - Vehicle Suspension Arrangements 2

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 2

B62D - Motor VEHICLES; Trailers 2

H04W - Wireless Communication Networks 2

H04B - Transmission 2

Top 15 of 17 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

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

Glydways Inc.'s lead technology class is G05D (Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables), 59.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G05D
Ranked #13,448 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Glydways Inc. against Genesis Advanced Technology Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.2/100 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.