Where does Granite Industries, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Granite Industries, Inc. ranks #19,832 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 Granite Industries, Inc. hold?

Granite Industries, Inc. holds 14 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2023, spanning 2 technology areas.

What is Granite Industries, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Granite Industries, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 22.6 out of 100 (10th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Granite Industries, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Granite Industries, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -60% 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 Granite Industries, Inc.'s patents?

Granite Industries, Inc.'s patents average 2.6 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 Granite Industries, 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

Granite Industries, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Granite Industries, Inc. focus on?

Granite Industries, Inc.'s top technology area is E04B (General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings) with 2 patents, ranking #414 of 849 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 2 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 14 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2023. 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: E04B (General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Granite ranks #19,832 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 14 patents across 2 technology areas.

#19,832
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 10th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.6/100): 2.6
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R19832 · US Corporation #19,832 · 14 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 14 grants
MID-PACK #19,832/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Global Payments…
CPC-NARROW E04B · 2 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.6/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 2.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Global Payments Gaming Services 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 Granite’s 22.6 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 9.4 pts (42%) Velocity 6.7 pts (30%) Breadth 5.0 pts (22%) Claim depth 1.5 pts (7%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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Granite Industries · this assignee

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What this shows Granite's Innovation Score is 22.6/100 (10th 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 Granite?

Each dot is one of Granite’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). Granite’s own 2.6 claims/patent is at or below the 16.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Granite's grants concentrate

Granite Industries, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 14.3% of grants classified under E04B (General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Granite sits between Global Payments Gaming Services Inc. and Gregory A. Pearson, Inc..

Granite's three-year grant acceleration

Granite Industries, Inc. shows 2 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.

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What this shows Granite holds 14 patents at rank #19,834, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Granite

By rank, the assignees closest to #19,834 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04B (General Building Constructions)

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

Granite's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 10th percentile higher than 10% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Granite Industries, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	6	42.9%
2017	4	28.6%
2021	2	14.3%
2022	1	7.1%
2023	1	7.1%

Which technologies does Granite Industries, Inc. patent most?

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 2

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 2

Top 2 of 2 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

Granite Industries, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Granite Industries, Inc.'s lead technology class is E04B (General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings), 14.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E04B
Ranked #19,832 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Granite Industries, Inc. against Global Payments Gaming Services Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.6/100 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

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