Where does John Bean Technologies AB rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), John Bean Technologies AB ranks #21,315 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 John Bean Technologies AB hold?

John Bean Technologies AB holds 13 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2024, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is John Bean Technologies AB's Innovation Score?

John Bean Technologies AB has an Innovation Score of 39.2 out of 100 (top 39% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is John Bean Technologies AB's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

John Bean Technologies AB's recent grant velocity is +233% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for John Bean Technologies AB's patents?

John Bean Technologies AB's patents average 19.9 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 John Bean Technologies AB 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

John Bean Technologies AB

Q: What technology areas does John Bean Technologies AB focus on?

John Bean Technologies AB's top technology area is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors) with 8 patents, ranking #261 of 1,746 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 15 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 13 granted patents across 15 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2024. 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: B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, John ranks #21,315 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 13 patents across 15 technology areas.

#21,315
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 39%
by Innovation Score (39.2/100): 19.9
avg claims per patent: +233%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R21315 · Foreign Corporation #21,315 · 13 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 13 grants
MID-PACK #21,315/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Jiangmen Foreign…
CPC-FOCUS B65G · 15 areas
INNOV-THIN 39.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 19.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-SURGE +233% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Jiangmen Foreign Trade Group Co., Ltd. (±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 John’s 39.2 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 9.1 pts (23%) Velocity 4.4 pts (11%) Breadth 13.7 pts (35%) Claim depth 11.9 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
John Bean AB · this assignee

39
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows John's Innovation Score is 39.2/100 (top 39% 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 John?

Each dot is one of John’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). John’s own 19.9 claims/patent is ABOVE the 12.3 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where John's grants concentrate

John Bean Technologies AB is a focused PatentsView assignee: 15 CPC subclasses with 61.5% of grants classified under B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, John sits between Jiangmen Foreign Trade Group Co., Ltd. and JP Scientific Limited.

John's three-year grant acceleration

John Bean Technologies AB shows 4 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 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.

Jiangmen Foreign…

13
Jiangsu Aosaikang…

13
JL Audio

13
JLS Automation

13
Joint Stock “Atom…

13
Jones Lang Lasall…

13
Jonetix

13
JP Scientific

13
John Bean AB ◀

13

What this shows John holds 13 patents at rank #21,305, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near John

By rank, the assignees closest to #21,305 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices)

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

John's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

39 Top 39% higher than 61% of 49,997 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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John Bean Technologies AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	7.7%
2016	1	7.7%
2018	1	7.7%
2020	1	7.7%
2021	5	38.5%
2022	3	23.1%
2024	1	7.7%

Which technologies does John Bean Technologies AB patent most?

B65G - Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors 8

F25D - REFRIGERATORS; Cold ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; Cooling OR Freezing Apparatus NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 6

A21B - Bakers' OVENS; Machines OR Equipment FOR Baking 4

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 3

A23B - Preservation OF Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic BEVERAGES; Chemical Ripening OF Fruit OR Vegetables 3

A23P - Shaping OR Working OF Foodstuffs, NOT Fully Covered BY A Single Other Subclass 2

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 2

H05B - Electric HEATING; Electric Light Sources NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Circuit Arrangements FOR Electric Light Sources, IN General 1

F25B - Refrigeration Machines, Plants OR SYSTEMS; Combined Heating AND Refrigeration SYSTEMS; Heat Pump Systems 1

F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR Currents FOR Screening 1

B01D - Separation 1

A23L - Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Preparation OR Treatment Thereof 1

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods 1

F16N - Lubricating 1

F16J - Pistons ; CYLINDERS; Sealings 1

Top 15 of 15 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

John Bean Technologies AB's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

John Bean Technologies AB's lead technology class is B65G (Transport OR Storage Devices, e.g. Conveyors FOR Loading OR Tipping, Shop Conveyor Systems OR Pneumatic Tube Conveyors), 61.5% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65G
Ranked #21,315 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare John Bean Technologies AB against Jiangmen Foreign Trade Group Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 39.2/100 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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