Where does Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp ranks #26,749 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 Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp hold?

Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2018 and 2024, spanning 4 technology areas.

What is Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp's Innovation Score?

Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp has an Innovation Score of 24.1 out of 100 (14th 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 Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp focus on?

Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp's top technology area is B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles) with 6 patents, ranking #70 of 428 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 4 CPC subclasses total.

Is Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp's recent grant velocity is +50% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp's patents?

Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp's patents average 13.1 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 Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp 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

Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 4 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2018–2024. 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: B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Link-belt ranks #26,749 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 4 technology areas.

#26,749
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 14th percentile
by Innovation Score (24.1/100): 13.1
avg claims per patent: +50%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26749 · US Corporation #26,749 · 10 grants

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

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,749/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Leverton Holding
CPC-NARROW B66C · 4 areas
INNOV-THIN 24.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.1 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +50% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Leverton Holding LLC (±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 Link-belt’s 24.1 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 8.3 pts (34%) Velocity 0.8 pts (3%) Breadth 7.1 pts (29%) Claim depth 7.9 pts (33%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Link-belt Cranes Lllp · this assignee

24
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Link-belt's Innovation Score is 24.1/100 (14th 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 Link-belt?

Each dot is one of Link-belt’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). Link-belt’s own 13.1 claims/patent is at or below the 16.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

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

Where Link-belt's grants concentrate

Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp is a focused PatentsView assignee: 4 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles). Peak complete grant year is 2021 (4 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2018. By volume, Link-belt sits between Leverton Holding LLC and Lohr Industrie.

Link-belt's three-year grant acceleration

Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 8 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.

Leverton Holding

10
Lexogen

10
Lfoundry S R L

10
Licap

10
Lino Manfrotto +…

10
LMB Mortgage Serv…

10
Logistick

10
Lohr Industrie

10
Link-belt Cranes… ◀

10

What this shows Link-belt holds 10 patents at rank #26,725, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Link-belt

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,725 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B66C (Cranes)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Link-belt's primary technology class.

Link-belt's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

24 14th percentile higher than 14% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2018–2024

Grants by year

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

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Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2018	1	10.0%
2019	3	30.0%
2020	1	10.0%
2021	4	40.0%
2024	1	10.0%

Which technologies does Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp patent most?

B66C - CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles 6

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Models 1

F16B - Devices FOR Fastening OR Securing Constructional Elements OR Machine Parts Together, e.g. Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips OR WEDGES; Joints OR Jointing 1

B66D - CAPSTANS; WINCHES; Tackles, e.g. Pulley BLOCKS; Hoists 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

Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp's lead technology class is B66C (CRANES; Load-engaging Elements OR Devices FOR Cranes, Capstans, Winches, OR Tackles), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B66C
Ranked #26,749 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Link-belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp against Leverton Holding LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 24.1/100 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

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