Grad ApS
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2019–2025. 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: F25B (Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Grad ranks #31,807 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 8 patents across 3 technology areas.
- #31,807
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- Top 45%
- by Innovation Score (37.1/100)
- 5.6
- avg claims per patent
- +400%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R31807 · Foreign Corporation #31,807 · 8 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 8 grants
- MID-PACK #31,807/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Good Earth Tools
- CPC-NARROW F25B · 3 areas
- INNOV-THIN 37.1/100
- CLAIMS-SPARSE 5.6 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-SURGE +400% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Good Earth Tools, 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 Grad’s 37.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Grad
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Grad ApS · this assignee
Grad ApS · this assignee
37 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Grad's Innovation Score is 37.1/100 (top 45% 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 Grad?
Each dot is one of Grad’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). Grad’s own 5.6 claims/patent is at or below the 12.1 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Grad's grants concentrate
Grad ApS is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 25% of grants classified under F25B (Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems). Peak complete grant year is 2022 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2019. By volume, Grad sits between Good Earth Tools, Inc. and Great Circle Technologies, Inc..
Grad's three-year grant acceleration
Grad ApS shows 5 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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 Grad's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Good Earth Tools
Good Earth Tools, Inc.
8 patents
- Goodrich Control…
Goodrich Control Systems
8 patents
- Gordon Murray Aut…
Gordon Murray Automotive Limited
8 patents
- Grace Manufacturi…
Grace Manufacturing, Inc.
8 patents
- Graham Engineering
Graham Engineering Company, LLC
8 patents
- Gray Research
Gray Research LLC
8 patents
- Graymont (PA)
Graymont (PA) Inc.
8 patents
- Great Circle
Great Circle Technologies, Inc.
8 patents
- Grad Aps ◀
Grad ApS
8 patents
What this shows Grad holds 8 patents at rank #31,828, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Grad
By rank, the assignees closest to #31,828 in granted patent volume.
- Good Earth Tools, Inc. #31,824 · 8 patents
- Goodrich Control Systems #31,825 · 8 patents
- Gordon Murray Automotive Limited #31,826 · 8 patents
- Grace Manufacturing, Inc. #31,827 · 8 patents
- Graham Engineering Company, LLC #31,829 · 8 patents
- Gray Research LLC #31,830 · 8 patents
- Graymont (PA) Inc. #31,831 · 8 patents
- Great Circle Technologies, Inc. #31,832 · 8 patents
Leaders in F25B (Refrigeration Machines)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Grad's primary technology class.
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 953 in class
- LG Electronics Inc. 679 in class
- Daikin Industries, Ltd. 598 in class
- Carrier Corporation 517 in class
- Trane International Inc. 264 in class
- Lennox Industries Inc. 244 in class
- Whirlpool Corporation 201 in class
- Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc. 173 in class
Grad's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
37 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2025partial year | 2 | 25.0% |
Which technologies does Grad ApS patent most?
Top 3 of 3 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Grad ApS's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Grad ApS's lead technology class is F25B (Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems), 25% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F25B
- Ranked #31,807 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Grad ApS against Good Earth Tools, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 37.1/100 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.
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