Where does Independence Materials Group, LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Independence Materials Group, LLC ranks #16,102 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 Independence Materials Group, LLC hold?

Independence Materials Group, LLC holds 18 US utility patents granted between 2021 and 2025, spanning 14 technology areas.

What is Independence Materials Group, LLC's Innovation Score?

Independence Materials Group, LLC has an Innovation Score of 53.5 out of 100 (top 9% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Independence Materials Group, LLC focus on?

Independence Materials Group, LLC's top technology area is E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures) with 8 patents, ranking #38 of 430 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 14 CPC subclasses total.

Is Independence Materials Group, LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for Independence Materials Group, LLC.

What does claim depth mean for Independence Materials Group, LLC's patents?

Independence Materials Group, LLC's patents average 16.8 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 Independence Materials Group, 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

Independence Materials Group, LLC

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 18 granted patents across 14 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2021–2025. 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: E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Independence ranks #16,102 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 18 patents across 14 technology areas.

#16,102
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.5/100): 16.8
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R16102 · US Corporation #16,102 · 18 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 18 grants
MID-PACK #16,102/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Imprint Energy
CPC-FOCUS E02D · 14 areas
INNOV-PAR 53.5/100
CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2021–2025 · 5y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Imprint Energy, Inc. (±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 Independence’s 53.5 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 10.2 pts (19%) Velocity 20.0 pts (37%) Breadth 13.2 pts (25%) Claim depth 10.1 pts (19%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Citizen Watch · near

53
Eppendorf SE · near

53
Flooring · near

53
Independence… · this assignee

53
Journey ai · near

53
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Independence's Innovation Score is 53.5/100 (top 9% 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 Independence?

Each dot is one of Independence’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). Independence’s own 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 13.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Independence's grants concentrate

Independence Materials Group, LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 14 CPC subclasses with 44.4% of grants classified under E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (8 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2022. By volume, Independence sits between Imprint Energy, Inc. and Innovative Product Brands, Inc..

Independence's three-year grant acceleration

Independence Materials Group, LLC shows 14 grants in 2022–2024 against only 2 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.

Imprint Energy

18
Inbody

18
Inentec

18
Incuvate

18
Infrared5

18
Ingram Micro

18
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18
Innovative Produc…

18
Independence Mate… ◀

18

What this shows Independence holds 18 patents at rank #16,109, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Independence

By rank, the assignees closest to #16,109 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E02D (Foundations)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Independence, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In E02D (Foundations), Independence ranks #38 of 430 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (53 here).

Eppendorf SE 53 Flooring Technologies Ltd. 53 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. 53 Journey.ai 53

Independence's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2021–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2021–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Independence Materials Group, LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2021	2	11.1%
2022	1	5.6%
2023	5	27.8%
2024	8	44.4%
2025partial year	2	11.1%

Which technologies does Independence Materials Group, LLC patent most?

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures 8

E04G - SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; Building Implements OR Aids, OR Their USE; Handling Building Materials ON THE SITE; Repairing, Breaking-up OR Other Work ON Existing Buildings 4

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 4

G08B - Signalling OR Calling SYSTEMS; Order TELEGRAPHS; Alarm Systems 4

E04B - General Building CONSTRUCTIONS; Walls, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; Insulation OR Other Protection OF Buildings 3

E04D - Roof COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; Roof-working Tools 2

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 2

E03F - SEWERS; Cesspools 2

F04B - Positive-displacement Machines FOR LIQUIDS; Pumps 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

E04C - Structural ELEMENTS; Building Materials 1

E04H - Buildings OR Like Structures FOR Particular PURPOSES; Swimming OR Splash Baths OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; Tents OR Canopies, IN General 1

E04F - Finishing Work ON Buildings, e.g. Stairs, Floors 1

B66B - ELEVATORS; Escalators OR Moving Walkways 1

Top 14 of 14 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

Independence Materials Group, LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Independence Materials Group, LLC's lead technology class is E02D (FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures), 44.4% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E02D
Ranked #16,102 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Independence Materials Group, LLC against Imprint Energy, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 53.5/100 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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