GR8 Engineering Limited
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2024. 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: B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, GR8 ranks #31,805 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 7 technology areas.
- #31,805
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 43rd percentile
- by Innovation Score (32.9/100)
- 24.4
- avg claims per patent
- +67%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R31805 · Foreign Corporation #31,805 · 8 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
- MID-PACK #31,805/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Golfyr
- CPC-NARROW B29C · 7 areas
- INNOV-THIN 32.9/100
- CLAIMS-DENSE 24.4 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +67% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Golfyr AG (±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 GR8’s 32.9 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around GR8
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- GR8 Engineering · this assignee 33
GR8 Engineering · this assignee
33 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows GR8's Innovation Score is 32.9/100 (43rd 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 GR8?
Each dot is one of GR8’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). GR8’s own 24.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 9.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where GR8's grants concentrate
GR8 Engineering Limited is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2017. By volume, GR8 sits between Golfyr AG and Green Valley (SHANGHAI) Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd..
GR8's three-year grant acceleration
GR8 Engineering Limited shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.
Who files at GR8's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Golfyr
Golfyr AG
8 patents
- Gorlan Team S L U
Gorlan Team, S.L.U.
8 patents
- GP Strategies
GP Strategies Corporation
8 patents
- GR Innovations
GR Innovations LLC
8 patents
- Grammatech
Grammatech Inc.
8 patents
- Grant & Union
Grant & Union Inc.
8 patents
- Green Elite Colle…
Green Elite Collection BV
8 patents
- Green Valley (Sha…
Green Valley (SHANGHAI) Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
8 patents
- GR8 Engineering ◀
GR8 Engineering Limited
8 patents
What this shows GR8 holds 8 patents at rank #31,768, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near GR8
By rank, the assignees closest to #31,768 in granted patent volume.
- Golfyr AG #31,764 · 8 patents
- Gorlan Team, S.L.U. #31,765 · 8 patents
- GP Strategies Corporation #31,766 · 8 patents
- GR Innovations LLC #31,767 · 8 patents
- Grammatech Inc. #31,769 · 8 patents
- Grant & Union Inc. #31,770 · 8 patents
- Green Elite Collection BV #31,771 · 8 patents
- Green Valley (SHANGHAI) Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. #31,772 · 8 patents
Leaders in B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF Plastics)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in GR8's primary technology class.
GR8's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
33 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2020 | 3 | 37.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 12.5% |
Which technologies does GR8 Engineering Limited patent most?
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
GR8 Engineering Limited's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- GR8 Engineering Limited's lead technology class is B29C (Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B29C
- Ranked #31,805 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare GR8 Engineering Limited against Golfyr AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 32.9/100 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.
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.