Overall rank by patents
#31,833
Across all tracked assignees
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 1 technology areas, active 2019–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F16L (PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL).
The verdict
Great holds 8 US patents across 1 technology areas, rank #31,833 of 50,000 tracked assignees.
Great Plains Industries, Inc. has been granted 8 US utility patents between 2019 and 2025, placing Great Plains Industries, Inc. at rank #31,833 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 1 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 1.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in F16L (PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL). As a US Corporation, Great Plains Industries, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Great sits between Graham Engineering Company, Llc (8 patents, rank #31,829) and Greentec-usa, Inc. (8 patents, rank #31,837) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 14.9/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.
Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 4 grants, compared with 4 in the 2015–2019 window, a +0% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.
Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Great Plains Industries, Inc.'s 1.9 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while specialization in 1 subclass reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Great Plains Industries, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
Graham Engineering Company, LLC
8 patents
Gray Research LLC
8 patents
Graymont (PA) Inc.
8 patents
Great Circle Technologies, Inc.
8 patents
Green Manufacturing, Inc.
8 patents
Green Source Holdings LLC
8 patents
Green Swan, Inc.
8 patents
GreenTec-USA, Inc.
8 patents
Great Plains Industries, Inc.
8 patents
What this shows Great holds 8 patents at rank #31,833, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
By rank, the assignees closest to #31,833 in granted patent volume.
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Great's primary technology class.
Great's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
15 Top 97% higher than 3% of 50,000 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2019–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | 12.5% |
Top 1 of 1 technology areas
Overall rank by patents
#31,833
Across all tracked assignees
14.9 out of 100
How to use this portfolio
Great's 8 grants land it in the top 97% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.
Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.
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