USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

IMAL S.r.l.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 9 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B27N (MANUFACTURE BY DRY PROCESSES OF ARTICLES, WITH OR WITHOUT ORGANIC BINDING AGENTS, MADE FROM PARTICLES OR FIBRES CONSISTING OF WOOD OR OTHER LIGNOCELLULOSIC OR LIKE ORGANIC MATERIAL).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

7.8

Avg claims per patent

-33%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

IMAL holds 5 US patents across 9 technology areas, rank #47,609 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#47,609
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 74%
by Innovation Score (28.1/100): 7.8
avg claims per patent: -33%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

IMAL S.r.l. has been granted 5 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing IMAL S.r.l. at rank #47,609 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 9 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 7.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in B27N (MANUFACTURE BY DRY PROCESSES OF ARTICLES, WITH OR WITHOUT ORGANIC BINDING AGENTS, MADE FROM PARTICLES OR FIBRES CONSISTING OF WOOD OR OTHER LIGNOCELLULOSIC OR LIKE ORGANIC MATERIAL). As a Foreign Corporation, IMAL S.r.l. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, IMAL sits between Ilooda Co., Ltd. (5 patents, rank #47,605) and Immunicom Inc. (5 patents, rank #47,613) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 28.1/100 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 2 grants, compared with 3 in the 2015–2019 window, a -33% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. IMAL S.r.l.'s 7.8 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 9 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark IMAL S.r.l. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Ilooda

5
Imabiotech

5
Imactis

5
Imago Pharmaceuti…

5
IMIG

5
Immerson

5
Immunex

5
Immunicom

5
IMAL S R L ◀

5

What this shows IMAL holds 5 patents at rank #47,609, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near IMAL

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,609 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B27N (Manufacture BY DRY Processes OF Articles)

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

IMAL's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

28 Top 74% higher than 26% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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IMAL S.r.l. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	20.0%
2017	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2021	1	20.0%
2024	1	20.0%

Which technologies does IMAL S.r.l. patent most?

B27N - MANUFACTURE BY DRY PROCESSES OF ARTICLES, WITH OR WITHOUT ORGANIC BINDING AGENTS, MADE FROM PARTICLES OR FIBRES CONSISTING OF WOOD OR OTHER LIGNOCELLULOSIC OR LIKE ORGANIC MATERIAL 4

B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING 1

B27K - PROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS 1

B30B - PRESSES IN GENERAL 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

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 1

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 1

B07B - SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL 1

E04C - STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS 1

Top 9 of 9 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#47,609

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

28.1 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 IMAL S.r.l. hold?

IMAL S.r.l. holds 5 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 9 technology areas.

What is IMAL S.r.l.'s Innovation Score?

IMAL S.r.l. has an Innovation Score of 28.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does IMAL S.r.l. focus on?

IMAL S.r.l.'s top technology area is B27N (MANUFACTURE BY DRY PROCESSES OF ARTICLES, WITH OR WITHOUT ORGANIC BINDING AGENTS, MADE FROM PARTICLES OR FIBRES CONSISTING OF WOOD OR OTHER LIGNOCELLULOSIC OR LIKE ORGANIC MATERIAL) with 4 patents. The company has filed patents in 9 CPC subclasses total.

Is IMAL S.r.l.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

IMAL S.r.l.'s recent filing velocity is -33% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for IMAL S.r.l.'s patents?

IMAL S.r.l.'s patents average 7.8 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the IMAL S.r.l. 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

IMAL's 5 grants land it in the top 74% 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 - IMAL ranks #47,609 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B27N - see who else leads that technology area. B27N 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.