Where does GSI Outdoors, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), GSI Outdoors, Inc. ranks #21,198 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 GSI Outdoors, Inc. hold?

GSI Outdoors, Inc. holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 8 technology areas.

What is GSI Outdoors, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

GSI Outdoors, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 25.9 out of 100 (19th 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 GSI Outdoors, Inc. focus on?

GSI Outdoors, Inc.'s top technology area is A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages) with 2 patents, ranking #397 of 793 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 8 CPC subclasses total.

Is GSI Outdoors, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

GSI Outdoors, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -50% 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 GSI Outdoors, Inc.'s patents?

GSI Outdoors, Inc.'s patents average 6.8 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 GSI Outdoors, 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

GSI Outdoors, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 8 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. 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: A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, GSI ranks #21,198 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 8 technology areas.

#21,198
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 19th percentile
by Innovation Score (25.9/100): 6.8
avg claims per patent: -50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21198 · US Corporation #21,198 · 13 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,198/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Goldhofer
CPC-NARROW A47J · 8 areas
INNOV-THIN 25.9/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Goldhofer AG (±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 GSI’s 25.9 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 9.1 pts (35%) Velocity 2.7 pts (10%) Breadth 10.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 4.1 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
GSI Outdoors · this assignee

26
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows GSI's Innovation Score is 25.9/100 (19th 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 GSI?

Each dot is one of GSI’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). GSI’s own 6.8 claims/patent is at or below the 7.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where GSI's grants concentrate

GSI Outdoors, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 8 CPC subclasses with 15.4% of grants classified under A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages). Peak complete grant year is 2018 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, GSI sits between Goldhofer AG and Guangzhou Huiyue Technology Development Co., Ltd..

GSI's three-year grant acceleration

GSI Outdoors, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 5 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.

Goldhofer

13
Greater Shine

13
Green KEY

13
Growlerwerks

13
Guangdong Raynove…

13
Guangdong Xinbao…

13
Guangzhou Cellpro…

13
Guangzhou Huiyue…

13
GSI Outdoors ◀

13

What this shows GSI holds 13 patents at rank #21,177, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near GSI

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,177 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A47J (Kitchen Equipment)

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

GSI's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

26 19th percentile higher than 19% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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GSI Outdoors, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	2	15.4%
2018	3	23.1%
2019	3	23.1%
2020	1	7.7%
2021	1	7.7%
2022	2	15.4%
2025partial year	1	7.7%

Which technologies does GSI Outdoors, Inc. patent most?

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 2

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 2

A47B - TABLES; DESKS; Office FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; General Details OF Furniture 1

F28F - Details OF Heat-exchange AND Heat-transfer Apparatus, OF General Application 1

F23K - Feeding Fuel TO Combustion Apparatus 1

F24C - Domestic Stoves OR Ranges ; Details OF Domestic Stoves OR Ranges, OF General Application 1

F23D - Burners 1

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 1

Top 8 of 8 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

GSI Outdoors, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

GSI Outdoors, Inc.'s lead technology class is A47J (Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages), 15.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A47J
Ranked #21,198 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare GSI Outdoors, Inc. against Goldhofer AG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 25.9/100 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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