Where does Graco Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Graco Inc. ranks #47,161 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 Graco Inc. hold?

Graco Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is Graco Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Graco Inc. has an Innovation Score of 42.5 out of 100 (top 30% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Graco Inc. focus on?

Graco Inc.'s top technology area is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors) with 3 patents, ranking #215 of 584 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

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

Graco Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -33% 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 Graco Inc.'s patents?

Graco Inc.'s patents average 17.0 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 Graco 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

Graco Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Graco ranks #47,161 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 13 technology areas.

#47,161
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 30%
by Innovation Score (42.5/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: -33%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47161 · US Corporation #47,161 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,161/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Gosub 60
CPC-FOCUS E04F · 13 areas
INNOV-PAR 42.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -33% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Gosub 60, 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 Graco’s 42.5 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 6.2 pts (15%) Velocity 13.3 pts (31%) Breadth 12.7 pts (30%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Graco · this assignee

42
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Graco's Innovation Score is 42.5/100 (top 30% 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 Graco?

Each dot is one of Graco’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). Graco’s own 17.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Graco's grants concentrate

Graco Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors). By volume, Graco sits between Gosub 60, Inc. and Graphene-dx, Inc..

Graco's three-year grant acceleration

Graco Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Gosub 60

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Gowan

5
Gowey Research Gr…

5
Grabner Instrumen…

5
Gram Tactical

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Grand HC Auto Too…

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Grannus

5
Graphene-dx

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What this shows Graco holds 5 patents at rank #47,068, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Graco

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,068 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings)

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

Graco's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

42 Top 30% higher than 70% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Graco Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2023	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Graco Inc. patent most?

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 2

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 1

H01M - Processes OR Means, e.g. Batteries, FOR THE Direct Conversion OF Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy 1

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 1

B25F - Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 1

H04Q - Selecting 1

B05B - Spraying APPARATUS; Atomising APPARATUS; Nozzles 1

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

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 1

B25G - Handles FOR Hand Implements 1

Top 13 of 13 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

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

Graco Inc.'s lead technology class is E04F (Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04F
Ranked #47,161 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Graco Inc. against Gosub 60, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 42.5/100 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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