USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Guardian Industries Corp.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 152 granted patents across 65 technology areas, active 2015–2017. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: C03C (CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MA).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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152

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.8

Avg claims per patent

-100%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Guardian holds 152 US patents across 65 technology areas, rank #2,556 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,556
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 12%
by Innovation Score (51.3/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent: -100%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Guardian Industries Corp. has been granted 152 US utility patents between 2015 and 2017, placing Guardian Industries Corp. at rank #2,556 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 65 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in C03C (CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MA). As a US Corporation, Guardian Industries Corp. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Guardian sits between Université Paris Cité (153 patents, rank #2,552) and Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Corporation (152 patents, rank #2,560) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 51.3/100 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 0 grants, compared with 152 in the 2015–2019 window, a -100% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Guardian Industries Corp.'s 14.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 65 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Guardian Industries Corp. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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152
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152
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152
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152
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152
Mitsui Kinzoku ACT

152
Guardian Industri… ◀

152

What this shows Guardian holds 152 patents at rank #2,556, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Guardian

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,556 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in C03C (Chemical Composition OF Glasses)

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

Guardian's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

51 Top 12% higher than 88% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

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

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Guardian Industries Corp. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	55	36.2%
2016	63	41.4%
2017	34	22.4%

Which technologies does Guardian Industries Corp. patent most?

C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS 104

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 71

E06B - FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES 61

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 42

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 38

Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS 27

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 27

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 20

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 17

B60J - WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES 15

H10F - INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION 14

C03B - MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES 13

G02F - OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS 11

C22C - ALLOYS 8

F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS 8

Top 15 of 65 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,556

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

51.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Guardian Industries Corp. hold?

Guardian Industries Corp. holds 152 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2017, spanning 65 technology areas.

What is Guardian Industries Corp.'s Innovation Score?

Guardian Industries Corp. has an Innovation Score of 51.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Guardian Industries Corp. focus on?

Guardian Industries Corp.'s top technology area is C03C (CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS) with 104 patents. The company has filed patents in 65 CPC subclasses total.

Is Guardian Industries Corp.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Guardian Industries Corp.'s recent filing velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Guardian Industries Corp.'s patents?

Guardian Industries Corp.'s patents average 14.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Guardian Industries Corp. 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.

How to use this portfolio

Guardian's 152 grants land it in the top 12% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Guardian ranks #2,556 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in C03C - see who else leads that technology area. C03C leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

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.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.