Where does Greif Packaging LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Greif Packaging LLC ranks #47,196 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 Greif Packaging LLC hold?

Greif Packaging LLC holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2018, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is Greif Packaging LLC's Innovation Score?

Greif Packaging LLC has an Innovation Score of 27.0 out of 100 (22nd percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Greif Packaging LLC focus on?

Greif Packaging LLC's top technology area is C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients) with 2 patents, ranking #983 of 1,963 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is Greif Packaging LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Greif Packaging LLC's recent grant velocity is -100% 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 Greif Packaging LLC's patents?

Greif Packaging LLC'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 Greif Packaging LLC 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

Greif Packaging LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 9 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2018. 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: C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Greif ranks #47,196 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 9 technology areas.

#47,196
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 22nd percentile
by Innovation Score (27.0/100): 17.0
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47196 · US Corporation #47,196 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,196/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Greenerity
CPC-NARROW C08K · 9 areas
INNOV-THIN 27.0/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.0 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Greenerity GmbH (±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 Greif’s 27.0 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 (23%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 10.6 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.2 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Guangzhou Pulisi… · near

27
Homemation · near

27
Greif Packaging · this assignee

27
Unarco Industries · near

27
Coster Tecnologie… · near

27
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Greif's Innovation Score is 27.0/100 (22nd 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 Greif?

Each dot is one of Greif’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). Greif’s own 17.0 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.4 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Greif's grants concentrate

Greif Packaging LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 9 CPC subclasses with 40% of grants classified under C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Greif sits between Greenerity GmbH and Griply, LLC.

Greenerity

5
Greenkeepers

5
Greentouch USA

5
Gregory Enterpris…

5
Grey Wall Software

5
Greyrock Energy

5
Grillbot

5
Griply

5
Greif Packaging ◀

5

What this shows Greif holds 5 patents at rank #47,244, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Greif

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,244 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances…)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Greif, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances…), Greif ranks #983 of 1,963 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (27 here).

Unarco Industries LLC 27 Guangzhou Pulisi Technology Co., Ltd. 27 Homemation, Inc. 27 Coster Tecnologie Speciali S.p.A. 27

Greif's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

27 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2018

Grants by year

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

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Greif Packaging LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	40.0%
2016	2	40.0%
2018	1	20.0%

Which technologies does Greif Packaging LLC patent most?

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 2

C09J - ADHESIVES; Non-mechanical Aspects OF Adhesive Processes IN GENERAL; Adhesive Processes NOT Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF Materials AS Adhesives 2

B31F - Mechanical Working OR Deformation OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 2

B60J - Windows, Windscreens, Non-fixed Roofs, Doors, OR Similar Devices FOR VEHICLES; Removable External Protective Coverings Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles 1

E06B - Fixed OR Movable Closures FOR Openings IN Buildings, Vehicles, Fences OR Like Enclosures IN General, e.g. Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates 1

B26D - CUTTING; Details Common TO Machines FOR Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out OR Severing 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 1

G06Q - Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory PURPOSES; Systems OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial OR Supervisory Purposes, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

Top 9 of 9 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

Greif Packaging LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Greif Packaging LLC's lead technology class is C08K (Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients), 40% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore C08K
Ranked #47,196 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Greif Packaging LLC against Greenerity GmbH, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 27.0/100 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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