Where does LifeFuels, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), LifeFuels, Inc. ranks #13,022 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 LifeFuels, Inc. hold?

LifeFuels, Inc. holds 23 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2021, spanning 13 technology areas.

What is LifeFuels, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

LifeFuels, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 33.2 out of 100 (44th 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 LifeFuels, Inc. focus on?

LifeFuels, Inc.'s top technology area is B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR) with 19 patents, ranking #23 of 469 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 13 CPC subclasses total.

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

LifeFuels, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +375% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for LifeFuels, Inc.'s patents?

LifeFuels, Inc.'s patents average 15.8 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 LifeFuels, 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

LifeFuels, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 23 granted patents across 13 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2021. 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: B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Lifefuels ranks #13,022 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 23 patents across 13 technology areas.

#13,022
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 44th percentile
by Innovation Score (33.2/100): 15.8
avg claims per patent: +375%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R13022 · US Corporation #13,022 · 23 grants

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

GRANTS-SMALL 23 grants
MID-PACK #13,022/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Lakeshore Equipment
CPC-FOCUS B67D · 13 areas
INNOV-THIN 33.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 15.8 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +375% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Lakeshore Equipment Company (±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 Lifefuels’s 33.2 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 11.0 pts (33%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 12.7 pts (38%) Claim depth 9.5 pts (29%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
LifeFuels · this assignee

33
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Lifefuels's Innovation Score is 33.2/100 (44th 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 Lifefuels?

Each dot is one of Lifefuels’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). Lifefuels’s own 15.8 claims/patent is at or below the 16.2 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Lifefuels's grants concentrate

LifeFuels, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 13 CPC subclasses with 82.6% of grants classified under B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (14 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Lifefuels sits between Luxury Goods International (L.G.I.) SA and Locator IP, L.P..

Luxury Goods Inte…

23
Lakeshore Equipme…

23
Lankenau Institut…

23
Lendingclub

23
Liquid Wire

23
Livanova Deutschl…

23
Livermore Softwar…

23
Locator IP

23
Lifefuels ◀

23

What this shows LifeFuels holds 23 patents at rank #13,023, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near LifeFuels

By rank, the assignees closest to #13,023 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B67D (Dispensing)

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

Lifefuels's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

33 44th percentile higher than 44% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2018–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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LifeFuels, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	4.3%
2019	3	13.0%
2020	5	21.7%
2021	14	60.9%

Which technologies does LifeFuels, Inc. patent most?

B67D - Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 19

A47J - Kitchen EQUIPMENT; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Apparatus FOR Making Beverages 18

B01F - Mixing, e.g. Dissolving, Emulsifying OR Dispersing 14

G01F - Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow OR Liquid LEVEL; Metering BY Volume 12

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 12

A45F - Travelling OR Camp EQUIPMENT: Sacks OR Packs Carried ON THE Body 6

A47G - Household OR Table Equipment 6

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 6

H04Q - Selecting 6

G01S - Radio DIRECTION-FINDING; Radio NAVIGATION; Determining Distance OR Velocity BY USE OF Radio WAVES; Locating OR Presence-detecting BY USE OF THE Reflection OR Reradiation OF Radio WAVES; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves 6

G08C - Transmission Systems FOR Measured Values, Control OR Similar Signals 6

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 2

Y02T - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related TO Transportation 1

Top 13 of 13 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

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

LifeFuels, Inc.'s lead technology class is B67D (Dispensing, Delivering OR Transferring Liquids, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), 82.6% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B67D
Ranked #13,022 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare LifeFuels, Inc. against Luxury Goods International (L.G.I.) SA, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 33.2/100 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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