USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 147 granted patents across 36 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61C (DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE).

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

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147

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.9

Avg claims per patent

+197%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

James holds 147 US patents across 36 technology areas, rank #2,645 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,645
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.7/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: +197%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. has been granted 147 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. at rank #2,645 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 36 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61C (DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE). As a US Corporation, James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, James sits between Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd. (147 patents, rank #2,641) and Sage Products, Llc (147 patents, rank #2,649) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.7/100 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 110 grants, compared with 37 in the 2015–2019 window, a +197% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.'s 15.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 36 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows James holds 147 patents at rank #2,645, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near James

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,645 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61C (Dentistry)

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

James's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	3	2.0%
2016	8	5.4%
2017	11	7.5%
2018	4	2.7%
2019	11	7.5%
2020	7	4.8%
2021	15	10.2%
2022	16	10.9%
2023	23	15.6%
2024	29	19.7%
2025	20	13.6%

Which technologies does James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. patent most?

A61C - DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE 95

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 48

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 42

C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE ; CERAMICS ; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE 37

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 23

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 14

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 13

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 12

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 11

B28B - SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER 7

A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 7

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 6

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 5

C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 5

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 5

Top 15 of 36 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,645

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.7 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 James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. hold?

James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. holds 147 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 36 technology areas.

What is James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 61.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. focus on?

James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.'s top technology area is A61C (DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE) with 95 patents. The company has filed patents in 36 CPC subclasses total.

Is James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +197% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.'s patents?

James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.'s patents average 15.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, 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

James's 147 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - James ranks #2,645 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61C - see who else leads that technology area. A61C 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.