Where does JBT Steel Industries, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), JBT Steel Industries, Inc. ranks #47,918 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 JBT Steel Industries, Inc. hold?

JBT Steel Industries, Inc. holds 5 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2020, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is JBT Steel Industries, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

JBT Steel Industries, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 21.3 out of 100 (8th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does JBT Steel Industries, Inc. focus on?

JBT Steel Industries, Inc.'s top technology area is F24F (AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening) with 5 patents, ranking #194 of 885 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is JBT Steel Industries, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

JBT Steel Industries, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -75% 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 JBT Steel Industries, Inc.'s patents?

JBT Steel Industries, Inc.'s patents average 13.4 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 JBT Steel Industries, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

JBT Steel Industries, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 5 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2020. 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: F24F (AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, JBT ranks #47,918 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 5 patents across 4 technology areas.

#47,918
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 8th percentile
by Innovation Score (21.3/100): 13.4
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R47918 · Foreign Corporation #47,918 · 5 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 5 grants
BOTTOM-DECILE #47,918/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Japanese Organizatio…
CPC-NARROW F24F · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 21.3/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.4 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Japanese Organization FOR Medical Device Development, 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 JBT’s 21.3 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 6.2 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 7.1 pts (33%) Claim depth 8.0 pts (38%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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JBT Steel Industries · this assignee

21
3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows JBT's Innovation Score is 21.3/100 (8th percentile 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 JBT?

Each dot is one of JBT’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). JBT’s own 13.4 claims/patent is ABOVE the 8.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where JBT's grants concentrate

JBT Steel Industries, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F24F (AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, JBT sits between Japanese Organization FOR Medical Device Development, Inc. and JD Pharma, LLC.

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JB Medical

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What this shows JBT holds 5 patents at rank #47,913, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near JBT

By rank, the assignees closest to #47,913 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F24F (Air-conditioning)

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

JBT's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

21 8th percentile higher than 8% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2020

Grants by year

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

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JBT Steel Industries, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	2	40.0%
2016	1	20.0%
2018	1	20.0%
2020	1	20.0%

Which technologies does JBT Steel Industries, Inc. patent most?

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 5

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 5

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 5

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 5

Top 4 of 4 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

JBT Steel Industries, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

JBT Steel Industries, Inc.'s lead technology class is F24F (AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F24F
Ranked #47,918 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare JBT Steel Industries, Inc. against Japanese Organization FOR Medical Device Development, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 21.3/100 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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