Where does LB USA Flexibles, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), LB USA Flexibles, Inc. ranks #41,369 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 LB USA Flexibles, Inc. hold?

LB USA Flexibles, Inc. holds 6 US utility patents granted between 2020 and 2023, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is LB USA Flexibles, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

LB USA Flexibles, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 22.6 out of 100 (11th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is LB USA Flexibles, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for LB USA Flexibles, Inc..

What does claim depth mean for LB USA Flexibles, Inc.'s patents?

LB USA Flexibles, Inc.'s patents average 9.2 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 LB USA Flexibles, 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

LB USA Flexibles, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does LB USA Flexibles, Inc. focus on?

LB USA Flexibles, Inc.'s top technology area is B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages) with 3 patents, ranking #1,165 of 3,365 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 6 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2020–2023. 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: B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, LB ranks #41,369 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 6 patents across 4 technology areas.

#41,369
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 11th percentile
by Innovation Score (22.6/100): 9.2
avg claims per patent

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R41369 · US Corporation #41,369 · 6 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · SPAN-YRS · BOOK-RICH

GRANTS-MICRO 6 grants
LOWER-Q #41,369/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Latitude Pharmaceuti…
CPC-NARROW B65D · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 22.6/100
CLAIMS-PAR 9.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
SPAN-YRS 2020–2023 · 4y
BOOK-RICH 9/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Latitude Pharmaceuticals, 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 LB’s 22.6 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 6.7 pts (30%) Velocity 3.3 pts (15%) Breadth 7.1 pts (31%) Claim depth 5.5 pts (24%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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LB USA Flexibles · this assignee

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3D Lighting… · lowest

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What this shows LB's Innovation Score is 22.6/100 (11th 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 LB?

Each dot is one of LB’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). LB’s own 9.2 claims/patent is at or below the 9.7 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where LB's grants concentrate

LB USA Flexibles, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 50% of grants classified under B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2020. By volume, LB sits between Latitude Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and LDA, LLC.

LB's three-year grant acceleration

LB USA Flexibles, Inc. shows 2 grants in 2022–2024 against only 4 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.

Latitude Pharmace…

6
Laughable Toys

6
LB Bentley

6
LB Europe

6
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LBT Innovations

6
LC Therapeutics

6
LDA

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LB USA Flexibles ◀

6

What this shows LB holds 6 patents at rank #41,320, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near LB

By rank, the assignees closest to #41,320 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials)

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

LB's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

23 11th percentile higher than 11% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2020–2023

Grants by year

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

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LB USA Flexibles, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2020	1	16.7%
2021	3	50.0%
2022	1	16.7%
2023	1	16.7%

Which technologies does LB USA Flexibles, Inc. patent most?

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 3

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 3

B43K - Implements FOR Writing OR Drawing 1

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 1

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

LB USA Flexibles, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

LB USA Flexibles, Inc.'s lead technology class is B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F), 50% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65D
Ranked #41,369 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare LB USA Flexibles, Inc. against Latitude Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 22.6/100 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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