Where does I.G. Specials B.V. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), I.G. Specials B.V. ranks #29,046 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 I.G. Specials B.V. hold?

I.G. Specials B.V. holds 9 US utility patents granted between 2016 and 2025, spanning 7 technology areas.

What is I.G. Specials B.V.'s Innovation Score?

I.G. Specials B.V. has an Innovation Score of 41.4 out of 100 (top 33% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does I.G. Specials B.V. focus on?

I.G. Specials B.V.'s top technology area is A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering) with 7 patents, ranking #81 of 635 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 7 CPC subclasses total.

Is I.G. Specials B.V.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

I.G. Specials B.V.'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 I.G. Specials B.V.'s patents?

I.G. Specials B.V.'s patents average 17.9 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 I.G. Specials B.V. 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 Foreign Corporation

I.G. Specials B.V.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2025. 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: A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, I.g. ranks #29,046 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 7 technology areas.

#29,046
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 33%
by Innovation Score (41.4/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: -60%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R29046 · Foreign Corporation #29,046 · 9 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
MID-PACK #29,046/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Hydra Systems AS
CPC-NARROW A01G · 7 areas
INNOV-PAR 41.4/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -60% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Hydra Systems AS (±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 I.g.’s 41.4 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 8.0 pts (19%) Velocity 13.3 pts (32%) Breadth 9.4 pts (23%) Claim depth 10.7 pts (26%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
I G Specials B V · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows I.g.'s Innovation Score is 41.4/100 (top 33% 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 I.g.?

Each dot is one of I.g.’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). I.g.’s own 17.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 16.8 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where I.g.'s grants concentrate

I.G. Specials B.V. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 77.8% of grants classified under A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (3 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2018. By volume, I.g. sits between Hydra Systems AS and Ibur, LLC.

I.g.'s three-year grant acceleration

I.G. Specials B.V. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 0 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.

Hydra Systems AS

9
Hymmen Maschinen-…

9
Hypertronics

9
I-tech USA

9
IAA Holdings

9
Iball Instruments

9
Ibaraki University

9
Ibur

9
I G Specials B V ◀

9

What this shows I.G. holds 9 patents at rank #29,016, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near IG

By rank, the assignees closest to #29,016 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01G (Horticulture)

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

I.g.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 33% higher than 67% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2016–2025

Grants by year

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

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I.G. Specials B.V. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	3	33.3%
2018	2	22.2%
2023	2	22.2%
2025partial year	2	22.2%

Which technologies does I.G. Specials B.V. patent most?

A01G - HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering 7

B25J - MANIPULATORS; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices 5

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 3

B07C - Postal SORTING; Sorting Individual Articles, OR Bulk Material FIT TO BE Sorted Piece-meal, e.g. BY Picking 2

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 2

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

Top 7 of 7 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

I.G. Specials B.V.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

I.G. Specials B.V.'s lead technology class is A01G (HORTICULTURE; Cultivation OF Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; Watering), 77.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01G
Ranked #29,046 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare I.G. Specials B.V. against Hydra Systems AS, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 41.4/100 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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