USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Interface, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 22 granted patents across 34 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: E04F (FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

23.0

Avg claims per patent

-17%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Interface holds 22 US patents across 34 technology areas, rank #13,496 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#13,496
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 14%
by Innovation Score (50.0/100): 23.0
avg claims per patent: -17%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Interface, Inc. has been granted 22 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Interface, Inc. at rank #13,496 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 34 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 23.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in E04F (FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS). As a US Corporation, Interface, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Interface sits between Institute For Systems Biology (22 patents, rank #13,492) and Iogen Energy Corporation (22 patents, rank #13,500) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.0/100 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 10 grants, compared with 12 in the 2015–2019 window, a -17% 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. Interface, Inc.'s 23.0 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 34 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Interface, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Interface holds 22 patents at rank #13,496, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Interface

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,496 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E04F (Finishing WORK ON Buildings)

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

Interface's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 14% higher than 86% 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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Interface, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	18.2%
2016	2	9.1%
2017	3	13.6%
2018	1	4.5%
2019	2	9.1%
2021	5	22.7%
2022	1	4.5%
2023	3	13.6%
2024	1	4.5%

Which technologies does Interface, Inc. patent most?

E04F - FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS 6

D05C - EMBROIDERING; TUFTING 5

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 5

A47G - HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT 4

D06N - WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

B44F - SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES 3

G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE 2

G01G - WEIGHING 2

D05B - SEWING 2

B65H - HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES 2

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 2

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 2

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 2

B41J - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS 2

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 2

Top 15 of 34 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#13,496

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.0 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 Interface, Inc. hold?

Interface, Inc. holds 22 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 34 technology areas.

What is Interface, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Interface, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 50.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Interface, Inc. focus on?

Interface, Inc.'s top technology area is E04F (FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS) with 6 patents. The company has filed patents in 34 CPC subclasses total.

Is Interface, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Interface, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -17% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Interface, Inc.'s patents?

Interface, Inc.'s patents average 23.0 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Interface, 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.

How to use this portfolio

Interface's 22 grants land it in the top 14% 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 - Interface ranks #13,496 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in E04F - see who else leads that technology area. E04F 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.