Where does Lane Enterprises, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Lane Enterprises, Inc. ranks #36,190 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 Lane Enterprises, Inc. hold?

Lane Enterprises, Inc. holds 7 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2022, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Lane Enterprises, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Lane Enterprises, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 40.6 out of 100 (top 35% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Lane Enterprises, Inc. focus on?

Lane Enterprises, Inc.'s top technology area is E03F (SEWERS; Cesspools) with 6 patents, ranking #28 of 178 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Lane Enterprises, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Lane Enterprises, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -83% 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 Lane Enterprises, Inc.'s patents?

Lane Enterprises, Inc.'s patents average 24.1 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 Lane Enterprises, 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 US Corporation

Lane Enterprises, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 7 granted patents across 12 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2022. 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: E03F (SEWERS; Cesspools).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lane ranks #36,190 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 7 patents across 12 technology areas.

#36,190
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 35%
by Innovation Score (40.6/100): 24.1
avg claims per patent: -83%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R36190 · US Corporation #36,190 · 7 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 7 grants
MID-PACK #36,190/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Label Insight
CPC-FOCUS E03F · 12 areas
INNOV-PAR 40.6/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 24.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -83% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Label Insight, 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 Lane’s 40.6 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 7.2 pts (18%) Velocity 6.7 pts (17%) Breadth 12.2 pts (30%) Claim depth 14.5 pts (36%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Lane Enterprises · this assignee

41
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Lane's Innovation Score is 40.6/100 (top 35% 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 Lane?

Each dot is one of Lane’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). Lane’s own 24.1 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.7 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Lane's grants concentrate

Lane Enterprises, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 12 CPC subclasses with 85.7% of grants classified under E03F (SEWERS; Cesspools). Peak complete grant year is 2016 (2 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2015. By volume, Lane sits between Lyra Semiconductor Incorporated and Lark Technologies, Inc..

Lane's three-year grant acceleration

Lane Enterprises, Inc. shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 1 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.

Lyra Semiconducto…

7
Label Insight

7
Lameditech

7
Landingai

7
Lang-mekra North…

7
Lanzhou Jiaotong…

7
Larimar Therapeut…

7
Lark

7
Lane Enterprises ◀

7

What this shows Lane holds 7 patents at rank #36,233, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Lane

By rank, the assignees closest to #36,233 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in E03F (Sewers)

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

Lane's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

41 Top 35% higher than 65% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2022

Grants by year

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

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Lane Enterprises, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	14.3%
2016	2	28.6%
2017	2	28.6%
2019	1	14.3%
2022	1	14.3%

Which technologies does Lane Enterprises, Inc. patent most?

E03F - SEWERS; Cesspools 6

E02B - Hydraulic Engineering 4

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 3

G05D - Systems FOR Controlling OR Regulating Non-electric Variables 2

E02D - FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; Embankments ; Underground OR Underwater Structures 2

G01M - Testing Static OR Dynamic Balance OF Machines OR STRUCTURES; Testing OF Structures OR Apparatus, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 1

E03B - Installations OR Methods FOR Obtaining, Collecting, OR Distributing Water 1

C02F - Treatment OF Water, Waste Water, Sewage, OR Sludge 1

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 1

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 1

B01D - Separation 1

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

View all rankings → How is Innovation Score calculated?

What to do with this data

Lane Enterprises, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Lane Enterprises, Inc.'s lead technology class is E03F (SEWERS; Cesspools), 85.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore E03F
Ranked #36,190 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Lane Enterprises, Inc. against Lyra Semiconductor Incorporated, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.6/100 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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